Engineering Director, Ubuntu Desktop

hace 6 días

Salamanca, Salamanca, España Canonical A tiempo completo
About the Role

Canonical is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director to lead our mission to deliver the world's best open source desktop experience and developer platform. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for developing and executing the integrated strategy, architecture, and roadmap across multiple engineering teams working on Ubuntu Desktop.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for Ubuntu desktop editions, working closely with community flavors.
  • Lead the architecture for next-generation desktop services and systems in Rust, C, C++, Flutter, and Golang.
  • Ensure that performance engineering, security engineering, and documentation are deep values across the team.
  • Identify significant new open source capabilities and prioritize their inclusion in the desktop.
  • Challenge teams to rethink and re-imagine the desktop on a decade-long timeline.
  • Coordinate the roadmap across Ubuntu and Canonical products with wider engineering leadership.
  • Shape the design of the Ubuntu experience in heterogeneous environments - with Windows and Mac, on bare metal and cloud.
  • Engage with silicon vendors to enable future generations of desktop silicon and hardware.
Requirements
  • An exceptional academic track record at both high school and university.
  • A degree in software engineering, science, mathematics, or a related field.
  • Passion for desktop and graphics technology evidenced by deep personal investment in cutting-edge techniques and capabilities.
  • Drive and a track record of excellence in leadership and operations.
  • Professional written and spoken English with outstanding presentation skills.
  • Deep operational experience with Linux (Ubuntu preferred).
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
  • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
  • Thoughtfulness and self-motivation.
  • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.
Preferred Skills
  • Software engineering management and leadership across multiple products and teams.
  • Rust, Golang, or C/C++ architecture, performance, and quality engineering insights.
  • Flutter and Dart experience and insights into the Flutter community.
  • Deep technical knowledge of graphics hardware and software layers in Linux.
About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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