Software Engineer - App Stores

About the Position

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

We are looking for an exceptional Software Engineer - App Stores passionate about open-source software, Linux, and Web Services at scale. Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company.

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.
• Work remotely with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• Broad technology base but favor backend code and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases and ability to design data models that perform well, and tune queries to access them.
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• Demonstrated strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree.
• Passionate about technology and working with a diverse set of talented people.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Golang.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a global, remote-first, open-source company.
• Be part of a unique tech company that is changing the world of software.
• Work with a team that is at the forefront of the global move to open source.
• Competitive benefits and professional growth opportunities.

About the Company

Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organizations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu. Canonical is a unique tech company - global, remote-first, open source, with 700 professionals across 50 countries - we want to be the world’s best, not biggest, global software company. With almost every team remote by default, Canonical sets the pace on the 21st-century digital workplace.

Canonical is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.