Canonical is hiring a
Software Engineer, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for an experienced software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and Web Services at scale to collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team on developing and operating backend services for Canonical's Store team. The role involves writing clean APIs, designing and implementing new features, reviewing code, and working on global travel for internal and external events.

Requirements

• You have demonstrated professional proficiency developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python
• You have a broad technology base but favor backend code and infrastructure
• You know your way around relational and non-relational databases and can effectively design data models that perform well, and tune queries to access them
• You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
• You have demonstrated strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

Responsibilities

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team
• Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang)
• Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale
• Review code and technical designs produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• You love technology and working with a diverse set of talented people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable

Benefits

• Work from home
• Learning and development allowances
• Competitive Salary
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity, paternity and sick leave
• Priority Pass for travel
• Exposure to international business and technology