Senior Linux Gaming Experience Architect, Americas or EMEA
5 days ago
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.
As a leading provider of open-source solutions, our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
About the RoleThis exciting opportunity is for a Senior Linux Gaming Experience Architect to help make gaming on Ubuntu first-class.
In this role, you will lead your team in optimizing and expanding the Ubuntu gaming experience, focusing on the Steam Snap.
- You will manage project timelines, balancing feature improvements with deadlines.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align your team's work with other teams and company objectives.
- Conduct keen-eyed code reviews, focusing on quality, performance, and modern design principles.
- Collaborate with upstream projects like Proton and partners like Unity to enhance Ubuntu's gaming capabilities.
- Work closely with other teams to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive Ubuntu experience.
This position entails:
- Driving performance improvements across a wide range of hardware.
- Engaging actively with the open-source and gaming community to gather feedback and collaborate on improvements.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- An undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path.
- Familiarity and experience with the Linux graphics stack spanning user-space components to low-level kernel drivers.
- Exceptional software project management skills, encompassing risk assessment and resource allocation.
- Ability to balance technical leadership with effective team management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both internal and external interactions.
- A strong sense of accountability and initiative.
- A focus on soft skills, including passion, enterprise, and self-motivation.
We offer an estimated salary of $160,000 - $200,000 per annum, depending on location and experience.
Additionally, we provide:
- 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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