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 global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.We are hiring a C++/Rust Graphics and Windowing System Software Engineer.
We build Mir – a high-performance, high-efficiency technology stack for window managers, display subsystems and solutions built on top of it, like Ubuntu Frame.
Leading with vision, we shape the technology stack that empowers communities to realize a world where apps work seamlessly in every graphical environment.
Our goal is to enable the whole spectrum of graphics from single-purpose screens through edge devices to full desktop environments.
Our daily drill includes design, development and testing of features as well as working with the community and responding to issues and user inquiries.
Most of the software is written in C++, with support tooling in scripting languages. We will use Rust as an evolutionary step forward. Thus candidates are required to have strong skills in both Rust and C++. We're growing the team and looking for new colleagues who share our passion for precision, performance and user experience. We are hiring on various career levels with a minimum of 2 years industry experience. We are looking for people who ideally have experience in building window compositing systems or graphics device experience.We're committed to creating an outstanding developer experience, secure foundations, and easy access to today's most used graphics toolkits and libraries.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to have a meaningful impact on modern display technologies that will impact millions of developers and users.
Canonical offers a fast-paced team environment and a career full of learning and development opportunities across the open source spectrum.
Location:
This role will be based remotely in the EMEA or APAC region.
The role entails
Design and implementation of features across the Mir stack
Assisting in debugging, tracking down and fixing issues
Participating in our engineering process through code and architectural review
Creating and improving tests and performance benchmarks to catch issues early
Creating and maintaining documentation to enhance the developer experience
Engaging with the open source community and commercial partners
Collaborating proactively with a distributed team
What we are looking for in you
Excellent Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar and 2+ years of working experience
Excellent modern C++ and excellent Rust programming skills
Familiarity with Linux as a development and deployment platform
Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and remain highly motivated, productive, and organized
Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
Nice-to-have skills
You have experience with the Wayland protocol ecosystem and compositors
You are familiar with OpenGL, Vulkan, Flutter and other graphics, toolkits and animation frameworks
You have a solid understanding of asynchronous programming and concurrency patterns
You have proven ability to consistently deliver robust code to production
You have strong written and verbal communication skills to document and present software developed
What we offer colleagues
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 recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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 our 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 employerWe are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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