Job Opportunities at Discovery Limited at Canonical

We work in Python and Golang, and expect engineering managers to be fluent in the language, architecture and components that their team is building with. Code reviews and architectural leadership are part of the job. As manager, the commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality and performance optimisation are equally important technical responsibilities, as is the requirement for fair and clear management, and the obligation to ensure a high performing team.

What you’ll do

• Build and lead a team of engineers in your timezone
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team’s goals
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Lead modern, agile software development practices
• Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
• Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines
• Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
• Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

Who you are

• You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software
• You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies
• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Software development experience in Python or Golang
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Practical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS

What Canonical offers:

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel

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We make enterprise-grade open source available to people everywhere. We are looking for an expert Senior Visual Designer who is fluent in current design thinking, with an appetite for technology and innovation, and who wants be part of an outstanding team. We value:

• Excellent academic results at school and university
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Design or STEM
• Knowledge and passion for user experience, technology and design
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement - curious, flexible, scientific
• Drive to finish work and celebrate success
• Engagement with the latest design research and innovation
• Exceptional design talent and production skills

Visual Designers at Canonical have a vital role in the success of Ubuntu, our partners, customers and the larger Ubuntu community. Clear, stylish presentation that aids the user experience of our products is how we raise the bar and reach the widest audience. Real content and information will be at the core of the designs you produce. You know the ins and outs of typography, colour and layout, and you care deeply about usability, accessibility and web standards. You should have agency, company or freelance design experience.

Read more about the design team

What we offer

• An opportunity to shape a company and products with a strong influence in the open source community
• An inclusive work environment
• Learning and development
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel