Senior Web Engineer Job at Canonical Nigeria


Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Web Engineer
Job Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • 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.
  • We value transparency, intellectual honesty and teamwork.
  • As a Senior Software Engineer at Canonical, you will own the development of large projects. Encourages rigorous and efficient engineering process. Writes specifications and understands risks. 
  • Works to reduce complexity. Is capable of taking on technical lead responsibilities to drive an initiative to completion. Follows industry trends and new technologies. 
  • Capable of representing their team as a subject matter expert with cross-team credibility. 
  • 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.

The role entails

  • Identifying what matters for the team and driving initiatives to improve them
  • Design and implement well-tested and documented software
  • Debug and fix issues encountered by your users
  • Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
  • Leading in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
  • Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
  • Deploy and operate services developed by the team
  • Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy

What we are looking for in you

  • Curate technical quality standards by designing the architectural approach to support business objectives
  • You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
  • 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
  • Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
  • Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
  • 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)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
  • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events for up to two weeks each

Nice-to-have skills:

  • Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience fostering and maintaining a talented team by defining excellence
  • REST API design, development and governance
  • Drive to deliver performance engineering and security experience

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 recognise 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
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company



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