Web Frontend Engineer - JS, CSS, React, Flutter

🏢 About Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems, best known for publishing Ubuntu. The company is a pioneer of globally distributed collaboration, with over 1,100 colleagues in 75+ countries. Canonical serves enterprise markets including public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.

🎯 The Role

We are hiring a Web/UI Engineer to develop a data-rich and reliable user experience. These frontends are constructed using JS, CSS, React, and Flutter, and serve as Canonical’s enterprise products that act as the company's face to our users. You will have the opportunity to make significant contributions through high-quality, front-end and back-end code while exhibiting technical leadership, exceptional design, and intuitive user experience.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Core: React, TypeScript, Flutter, JavaScript, CSS
• Frameworks/Toolkits: Vanilla Framework (open-source React toolkit)
• APIs: REST APIs
• Other: Linux (Debian/Ubuntu), container tech (LXD, Docker, Kubernetes) – nice to have

💼 What You'll Do

• Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Web technologies or Flutter.
• Debug and fix issues encountered by your users.
• Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews.
• Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications.
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind.
• Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices.
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team.
• Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy.

✅ What You'll Need

• 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 in interacting with colleagues, partners, and community.
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Web technologies.
• Experience with and passion for 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 for up to two weeks each.

🌟 Nice to Have

• Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Attention to detail concerning user-centric UI development.
• REST API design, development and governance.
• Performance engineering and security experience.