Web Engineer

Senior Web Engineer Senior Web Engineer Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of globally distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. The company is founder-led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer on the Web Engineering team to drive best practices across the team, for all disciplines, bringing great ideas to the table to lead technical conversations. They identify risks and communicate them to relevant stakeholders, asking the right questions to move a project forward. Within the team there are fantastic opportunities to gain deep technical knowledge of complex products in innovative and fast-growing areas of the tech world with space and support to hone your craft. As a Senior Software Engineer at Canonical, you will own the development of large projects. Encourages rigorous and efficient engineering process. Is capable of taking on technical lead responsibilities to drive an initiative to completion. An exemplary engineer who mentors and develops those around them in a structured and systematic manner, sharing this responsibility for their immediate team with their manager. Location : This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region. Design and implement well-tested and documented software Leading in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind Curate technical quality standards by designing the architectural approach to support business objectives Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path Displays competency in researching new technology or approaches, and is able to tastefully and sustainably integrate changes and more modern approaches to technical projects. Provides comprehensive and insightful code review on items of any size within the project An eye for accessibility and performance Professional written and spoken English Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes Drive to deliver performance engineering and security experience We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year Annual holiday leave 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. 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. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Get notified about new Senior Web Engineer jobs in Senior Software Engineer - Age of Empires (Remote) Senior Software Engineer - Front End - Remote (f/m) Senior Software Engineer - U.S. or EU (remote) Web-Tools Engineer | Europe | Fully Remote Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) -Remote in Spain Web-Tools Engineer | Europe | Fully Remote Senior Frontend Software Engineer - Checkout Senior Frontend Software Engineer - Checkout Talent Pool - Senior Software Engineer Front End Tech Lead Engineer (Web scraping & Anti-bot) Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) - Remote in Spain Senior Software Developer (m/f/d) - remote Senior Frontend Engineer - React.JS (Romania, f/m/d)