Overview
Senior Software Engineer – packaging Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at canonical
Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Automobile)
Nationality: Any Nationality
Vacancy: 1 Vacancy
Job Description:
The role entails:
Collaborating proactively within a distributed team
Fostering a software ecosystem with seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
Evaluating contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards
Playing a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu via both new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere
Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
Owning the maintenance of Ubuntu Server packages, specifically but not limited to:
Traditional server workloads (web servers, databases, network services, etc)
Virtualisation and Containers
Package management and dependencies
Language runtimes and tool chains
Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
What we are looking for in you:
You love technology and working with brilliant people
You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
Interest or experience in open source maintenance or contributions
Able to replay complex workloads and systems, and write detailed test plans and reproducibility steps
Feel comfortable contributing and debugging many languages such as C/C++, Python, Rust, Go, Ruby, PHP
Experience in packaging in one or more ecosystems (e.g., Python wheels, Rust Crates, Go Modules, or any distro package format like deb, rpm, NixOS)
Experience using and creating containers and virtual machines
You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or similar degree (or any higher) or equivalent professional experience (5+ years of professional experience)
What we offer colleagues:
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals, balancing our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
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
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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Title: Senior Software Engineer – packaging
Company: canonical
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Category: Software Development (Software Engineer)
