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Senior Staff Principal Engineer

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

Canonical is seeking experienced Senior Engineers to lead the design, development, and architecture of impactful open source software across various levels of the technology stack, collaborating with a global team and contributing to the open source community. The role involves coding, technical leadership, mentoring, and engaging in complex projects related to cloud, IoT, AI, and system software.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead design and architecture of impactful open source projects
  • Write high-quality code in languages such as Golang, Rust, Python, C, or Typescript React
  • Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
  • Mentor, develop, and advise colleagues in their career progression
  • Provide technical leadership within Canonical and open-source communities
  • Debug issues and produce high-quality code to resolve them
  • Contribute to technical documentation to ensure clarity and excellence
  • Drive the architecture, design, and evolution of complex open source software projects

Requirements

  • An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or equivalent experience and skills
  • Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
  • Technical leadership experience as well as team motivation, direction, and pace
  • Deep experience with at least one of the following programming languages: Go, Rust, Python, or C
  • Conscientiousness and detail orientation, with a focus on performance
  • Excellent communication skills including professional written and spoken English
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
  • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Benefits & Perks

Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
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
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long-haul company events

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