System Software Engineer - Golang compiler, tooling, and ecosystem at Canonical Ghana

About The Job

Job Summary
We are building a new team to focus on the Golang programming language and its ecosystem on Ubuntu. 

• They will deliver the best possible Golang runtime, developer experience and supporting tooling in Ubuntu. 
• We are keen to ensure that the cutting edge of modern programming languages innovation is available to Ubuntu users, to lay the foundation for future inventions and open source communities.
• This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux systems, software architectures and Go programming language. 
• Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company and make Ubuntu the best operating system to develop and run Go applications in the cloud, in datacenters, in containers, directly on the operating system, and anywhere Ubuntu can run.
• Part of the Ubuntu Foundations team, you will work on some of the most critical toolchains involved in the making of Ubuntu but also pillars of the modern software ecosystem. 
• You will leverage your experience and passion in Go to make Ubuntu the best platform to develop, distribute and consume software built with Go. 
• Applicants will be passionate about the future of Go, of Ubuntu, mindful of the dynamics of the open-source ecosystem, and equally aware of the needs of large but innovative organizations. 
• Applicants will drive best in class integration in Ubuntu from desktop to cloud in a secure, reliable, performing, efficient and future-proof fashion.
• You will be discussing design with other team members and mentor less senior engineers and participate in code reviews and design reviews. 
• You will also be working with other teams to ensure architecture decisions improve the overall performance and experience of Ubuntu. 
• Your role as part of the Ubuntu Foundations team will have an impact on every aspect of Ubuntu from Desktop, Server, Ubuntu Core and also cloud images.

What you will do:

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Select, integrate and package best-of-breed tooling with Ubuntu to improve developer and operator experience with Go
• 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

Who you are:

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are passionate, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You are a long-time Linux user
• You have experience or are interested in learning how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu
• You have relevant Go experience, ideally in the world of cloud-native software and Linux
• You have a Bachelors or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated