Job title: Web Frontend Engineer – JS, CSS, React, Flutter Job at Canonical Nigeria
Company:
Job description: Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Position: Web Frontend Engineer – JS, CSS, React, FlutterJob Location: Lagos (Remote)Description
- 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.
- In order to create consistency across our products and sites, we have a central team that builds an open-source React toolkit and presentation layer, the Vanilla Framework. We are excited to develop this further and see if we can help more open-source projects build performant and accessible interfaces that respond well to diverse layouts. We use REST APIs for communication, and we consider API design an important part of the process.
- Flutter is a new front-end technology that has the potential to unify our desktop and web development. We are growing the team’s exposure to Flutter and have roles on both web and Ubuntu engineering for this specialism.
- We hire developers with outstanding academic results and a passion for open-source software, innovation, and cutting-edge web technologies. In these roles, 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.
- Additionally, we encourage colleagues to engage with the broader open-source community. We’re looking for individuals who can help build a thriving community, contribute to a broad range of technologies, and ensure seamless software operations at scale. This is a Globally remote role.
Responsibilties
The role entails:
- 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
Requirements
What we are looking for in you:
- Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
- Experience with and passion for Typescript, React or Flutter
- An eye for accessibility and performance
- Professional written and spoken English
- 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 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 skills:
- 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
What We Offer Colleagues
- 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 or commission. 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
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Job date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:40:07 GMT