Ubuntu Software Engineer

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

We are hiring engineers to work across the breadth of our Ubuntu Engineering organisation - engineers who care deeply for quality, performance and resilience in software, engineers who are just as comfortable with designing and engineering new software as they are with packaging, integrating, testing and shipping th...

Our engineers integrate the freshest open source software, provide robust upgrade paths and engineer the future of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is not just the world’s most deployed open source operating system, it's a platform that enables innovation for millions of users across the globe. Our community represents the full bread...

Based on the first round of interviews, we identify specific teams where you might be an excellent fit and conduct second-round interviews with those teams. Our engineers are:
Designing, building and shipping software in Rust, Go and Python
Packaging, integrating, testing and uploading open source software to the Ubuntu repositories
Debugging system-level issues and delivering robust solutions
Authoring and improving technical and community documentation
Contributing to upstream and neighboring open source projects
Collaborating as part of a globally distributed team
Mentoring their colleagues to build skills and understanding
Developing and improving processes to more efficiently fulfill our goals

An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
At least 2 to 4 years of professional software engineering experience post University
Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
A demonstrated passion for open source software
Significant experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter or C/C++
Professional written and spoken English
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each
Experience with Linux distributions and distribution engineering
Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation 
Performance or Security Engineering experience