C++/Rust Graphics and Windowing System Software Engineer - Mir
Job description
Software engineering role on Canonical's Mir team, building a high-performance, high-efficiency technology stack for window managers and display subsystems. The engineer designs, implements and tests graphics and windowing features in C++ and Rust.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA, APAC
What you'll do
- Design and implementation of features across the Mir stack
- Assisting in debugging, tracking down and fixing issues
- Participating in our engineering process through code and architectural review
- Creating and improving tests and performance benchmarks to catch issues early
- Creating and maintaining documentation to enhance the developer experience
- Engaging with the open source community and commercial partners
- Collaborating proactively with a distributed team
What we're looking for
- Excellent Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar and 2+ years of working experience
- Excellent modern C++ and excellent Rust programming skills
- Familiarity with Linux as a development and deployment platform
- Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and remain highly motivated, productive, and organized
- Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
Nice to have
- You have experience with the Wayland protocol ecosystem and compositors
- You are familiar with OpenGL, Vulkan, Flutter and other graphics, toolkits and animation frameworks
- You have a solid understanding of asynchronous programming and concurrency patterns
- You have proven ability to consistently deliver robust code to production
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills to document and present software developed
Your team
Mir
A high-performance, high-efficiency technology stack for window managers, display subsystems and solutions built on top of it, like Ubuntu Frame.
Benefits
- 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
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
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About Canonical
A leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. Its platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with most colleagues working from home since its inception in 2004.
Mission
Changing the world of software as the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Very few office-based roles
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person
- Founder-led, profitable, and growing
- Recruits on a global basis
What they value
- Excellence
- Precision
- Performance
- User experience
- Fairness globally
- Diversity