[100% Remote] Web Frontend Engineer in UNITED KINGDOM

This position is within the Canonical team, a fast-growing international software company.

Joinrs AI's summary of the opportunity: Canonical seeks a full-remote and full-time Web Frontend Engineer with a STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and a passion for open-source software and outstanding academic results. You will write high-quality software, collaborate globally, and contribute to open-source projects. We offer a distributed work environment, annual bonuses and learning budgets.

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What your day will look like

• Write high-quality, well-designed software
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Display technical leadership internally and within our external communities
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events
• What we are looking for in you
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Knowledge of web (HTML, CSS and JS) tech
• Fluency in Typescript, React or Flutter
• An eye for accessibility and performance
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each
• Additional skills that you might also bring
• Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
• Curiosity about all aspects of web development
• Attention to detail in regard to user-centric UI development
• Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
• REST API design, development and governance
• Performance engineering and security experience

What we offer you

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, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance 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