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    System Software Engineer - GCC/LLVM compiler, tooling, and ecosystem

    Canonical
    Home Based - AmericasHome Based - Worldwide
    Remote
    Mid Level
    Full Time
    28 days ago
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    Requirements

    • Relevant GCC or LLVM experience, ideally in the world of cloud-native software and Linux
    • Experience in packaging software for Debian and Ubuntu
    • Long-time Linux user
    • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
    • Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
    • Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
    • Passionate, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
    • Value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated

    What You'll Do

    • Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
    • Select, integrate and package best-of-breed tooling with Ubuntu to improve developer and operator experience with GCC and LLVM
    • Write high-quality code to create new features
    • Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
    • Review code produced by other engineers
    • Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
    • Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks a year for internal and external events
    • Discuss design with other team members
    • Mentor less senior engineers
    • Participate in code reviews and design reviews
    • Work with other teams to ensure architecture decisions improve the overall performance and experience of Ubuntu

    Nice to Have

    • Experience with Linux distributions and distribution engineering
    • Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
    • Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation
    • Performance or Security Engineering 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
    • 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

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