Senior software engineer

Overview Senior Software Engineer - Digital Workplace at Canonical. Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer - Digital Workplace role at Canonical. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and Io T. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. Our Workplace Engineering team are a highly performant group which specialises in web architecture and analytics, building new tools, dashboards and analytics that empower colleagues, managers and executives to make better decisions and deliver better work. What you will do Design and deliver web-based systems and SAAS Provide new insights into the Canonical workplace experience Enable new processes and improve existing workflows Collaborate proactively with a distributed team Write high-quality code to create new features Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them Consistently provide high-quality code reviews to other engineers Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions Estimate work, set goals and meet them Write project specifications, and epics and understand the risks Understand completion criteria and push work to completion Coaching, mentoring and providing feedback to more junior members of the team, while always developing yourself Connect to many data sources and provide insightful visualisations Database design and architecture for connected systems Developing new and improved working practices for the company Providing tooling to support optimised processes Love what you do. Who you are To be successful in this team you must be an expert in two or more of the following: Backend web service programming in Python and Node. JS Solid understanding of web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and Java Script Data analytics and statistical analysis Natural language processing, sentiment analysis, machine learning Data visualisation The ideal candidate will use their passion for experimentation and analytics to build tomorrow's tech organisation. This team will help us gain insights into the business and our talent pool, and use those insights to improve the experience of working at Canonical. As a Senior Web Engineer at Canonical, you need an analytical, data-driven mind and a passion to connect and make sense of interesting data from APIs. We focus heavily on the collection of metrics, optimising processes, and ways of working across Canonical. You need to demonstrate leadership, excellence, and consistency and will mentor others in the team. What we offer 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 Travel perks for long-haul company events About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, Io T, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. Job details Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Software Development Location: Auckland, New Zealand #J-18808-Ljbffr