Software Engineer

Overview

Software Engineer - App Stores role at Canonical .

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 enterprise initiatives including public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries with mostly remote roles. Teams meet 2–4 times per year in person to align on strategy and execution. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and Web Services at scale.

Canonical\'s Store team develops and operates a large system of backend services powering the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. Services are primarily written in Python, with some Golang.

We are looking to scale production architecture, expand the range of software delivered through our marketplaces, and enhance offerings for IoT and large enterprise solutions. If you value clean APIs, shipping velocity, and automated tests, you\'ll fit in.

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Write clean web service APIs to support 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.

• You have demonstrated professional proficiency in 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 a similar degree.
• You love technology and working with a diverse set of talented people.
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.

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 realise the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu. Canonical is global, remote-first, open source, with 700 professionals across 50 countries, and most teams operate remotely by default.

What Canonical offers: Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and expect excellence. Most colleagues have worked from home since our 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.

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.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development

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