Remote Web Frontend Engineer

Description:

• Canonical is seeking a Web Frontend Engineer to work with web-centric technologies such as JS, TypeScript, React, CSS, and Flutter.
• The role involves contributing to the development of an open-source React toolkit and the Vanilla Framework to ensure consistency across products and sites.
• The team focuses on creating performant and accessible interfaces that respond well to diverse layouts using REST APIs for communication.
• Accessibility in products is a priority, and collaboration with designers is emphasized.
• The position offers the opportunity to work with Flutter technology to unify desktop and web development.
• Candidates are expected to have outstanding academic results, a passion for open-source software, and a drive for innovation in cutting-edge web technologies.
• Responsibilities include writing high-quality software, collaborating with a globally distributed team, demonstrating technical leadership, debugging issues, and contributing to technical documentation.
• The role allows for remote work with bi-annual global travel for company events.

Requirements:

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path.
• Drive, exceeding expectations, well-organized, self-starting, and able to deliver on schedule.
• Professional interaction with colleagues, partners, and the community.
• Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS), fluency in Typescript, React, or Flutter.
• Eye for accessibility and performance, proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred), excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Passion, thoughtfulness, self-motivation, communication, presentation skills, result-oriented, and commitment to travel twice a year for company events.
• Additional skills include experience with container tech, curiosity about web development, attention to user-centric UI development, systems programming, REST API design, performance engineering, and security experience.

Benefits:

• Distributed work environment with bi-annual in-person team sprints.
• 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.