Web Frontend Engineer - JS, CSS, React, Flutter

About the role

The Web/UI Engineer will develop data-rich and reliable user experiences for Canonical’s enterprise products. They will work with REST APIs and explore opportunities to use Flutter, a new front-end technology that unifies web and desktop development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Web technologies or Flutter.
• Debug and fix issues encountered by users.
• Participate in engineering processes through code and architectural reviews.
• Collaborate with the 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.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path.
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations.
• Well-organised, self-starting, and able to deliver to schedule.
• A professional manner in interacting with colleagues, partners, and community.
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Web technologies.
• Passion for Typescript, React, or Flutter.
• An eye for accessibility and performance.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Experience with and passion for Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation.
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events for up to two weeks each.

Skills

• Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• REST API design, development, and governance.
• Performance engineering and security experience.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• A 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.