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Golang Engineer
4 weeks ago
JOB SUMMARY
RequirementsWhat we are looking for in you:An exceptional academic track record from both high school and universityUndergraduate Degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative pathDrive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectationsWell-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to scheduleProfessional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and communityExperience designing and writing high-quality Golang software on LinuxExperience with and passion for Linux at the system levelFor more senior roles, experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIsProfessional written and spoken English Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation Excellent communication and presentation skills Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks eachAdditional skills that you might also bring:Experience developing for Ubuntu LinuxExperience with Juju, LXD, Microk8s, Snapd, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu ProPerformance engineering and security experience
RESPONSIBILITIES
This is our general process for Golang engineers of all levels of seniority, for all relevant teams at Canonical. Apply here if you are an exceptional software engineer who prefers to work in Go. After the first round of interviews we'll find the best fit product team at Canonical for you to progress your application based on your personal interests. Canonical prefers Golang for software where performance and security are primary considerations. We also have substantial projects in Python, C, C++ and are starting to invest in Rust. For front-end development we prefer React and Flutter. Golang is an essential language for our engineering teams, who build the systems that deliver Ubuntu to the world. From our software distribution systems, to those which build and test every possible kind of open source on every architecture, from our systems management tools to our distributed systems operations R&D, we count on Golang for its tasteful concurrency and developer ecosystem. Juju, Livepatch, LXD, MAAS, Microk8s, Snapd, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro, and many more Canonical offerings include Golang components. We also want to ensure that Ubuntu is the very best platform for Golang development, offering easy access to the widest range of tooling and capabilities that support cutting edge open source and enterprise development. Join us in our mission to deliver innovative open-source solutions to individuals and enterprises around the world. We expect the highest engineering standards and strong motivation to get things done well in a fully remote and distributed environment. These roles require extensive personal experience with Linux - the more different versions of Linux the better Location: we have open roles for Golang engineers in every time zoneWhat Your Day will Look Like Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Go Debug and fix issues encountered by your users Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices In some cases, deploy and operate services developed by the team Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy
REQUIRED SKILLS
Application programming interfaces (API), Testing and debugging, Database query languages (SQL, others), Programming
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree
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