Web Frontend Engineer
Summary
Builds and maintains web or Flutter frontends using TypeScript/React, participates in code reviews, and deploys services while collaborating with a globally distributed team.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Web technologies or Flutter
- Debug and fix issues encountered by users
- Participate in engineering process through code and architectural reviews
- Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications
- Contribute to technical documentation
- Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
- Deploy and operate services developed by the team
- Contribute to product success through technical advocacy
Requirements
- Exceptional academic track record
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
- Experience with Web technologies
- Experience with TypeScript, React or Flutter
- Professional written and spoken English
- Linux experience (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
- Ability to travel twice a year for company events
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
- Attention to detail concerning user-centric UI development
- REST API design, development and governance
- Performance engineering and security experience
Benefits
- 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 events
About the Company
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, the company provides open-source software and operating systems to enterprise and technology markets worldwide. Canonical is globally distributed with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and has been a pioneer of remote work since 2004.