Remote Rust Engineering Lead Job in London, UK Canonical

Who you are

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or 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
• Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Rust software on Linux
• Experience with and passion for Linux at the system level
• Professional written and spoken English
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each

Desirables

• Experience developing for Ubuntu
• Experience with LXD
• Experience with MicroK8s
• Experience with SnapD
• Experience with IoT
• Experience with Juju
• Experience with Ubuntu Core
• Experience with Ubuntu Pro
• Performance engineering experience
• Security experience

What the job involves

• Design and implement well-tested and well-documented software in Rust
• Advocate for Rust adoption in Canonical and upstream projects
• Identify projects and codebases that could be prioritised for Rust adoption
• 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

Application process

• First round of interviews
• Best fit product team selection based on personal interests