Canonical is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineer at Canonical in the EMEA region. The role involves working on various areas such as security, distributed systems, internal business operations, and Salesforce implementation. The ideal candidate should have a background in Go or Python, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related engineering field
• Experience as a software developer in a high-level language - preferably Go or Python
• Experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders, remain highly motivated, productive, and organized in a fully remote environment
• Ability to travel to international destinations for one week at a time, approximately 2-4 times per year

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate Ubuntu Pro and Livepatch backend services that support authentication, authorization, and delivery of Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) at scale to a wide range of devices
• Develop an open source identity manager Candid and a Juju multi-controller manager JIMM
• Develop and operate a data warehouse, including data ingestion pipelines
• Help internal business units to automate processes across many software solutions and integrate SaaS solutions
• Take care of Salesforce implementation and integration crucial to sales and business operations
• Code in Go or Python
• Collaborate with colleagues on technical designs
• Stay in sync with team mates
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Improve engineering and operations practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and deploying for Ubuntu Linux in public clouds
• Experience integrating authentication & authorization, financial, public cloud or marketplace systems
• Experience with Salesforce development/integration or APEX

Benefits

• Base pay depends on various factors including geographical location, level of experience, and knowledge and skills
• Additional benefits may apply depending on the work location
• Fully remote working environment
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events