Ubuntu Desktop Software Engineer
Canonical – We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means ‘humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world’s biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world’s most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation – Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it’s the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.
- The Ubuntu Desktop Team is responsible for delivering Ubuntu Desktop, which is one of the most popular Linux operating systems available for desktops today. Ubuntu strives to be the best free software operating system in existence. Along with delivering Ubuntu Desktop, the team is also charged with leading the way in the application ecosystem necessary for external app developers to bring high quality applications to the Linux desktop.
- We are seeking a Software Engineer to join the Ubuntu Desktop Team to build the best open source operating system in the world. Candidates should have engineering experience with two or more of Ubuntu Desktop, Flutter, Dart, GNOME, GTK, Python, Go, C, Debian or Snap packaging.
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
- Write high quality code to create new features.
- Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them.
- Review code produced by other engineers.
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.
- You love technology and working with brilliant people.
- You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
- You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.
- You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar Degree