Software Developer; Backend SaaS

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 enterprise 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.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, and we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis, set a very high standard for people joining the company, and have worked from home since our inception in 2004.

This role will be based remotely in the Americas region.

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high‑quality code to create new features, fix bugs, and modernize the Landscape codebase
• Demonstrate strong commitment to code quality and automated testing
• Participate in the engineering process with code and architectural reviews
• Take personal ownership of problems and design and deliver solutions
• Work remotely with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
• Assist with release management during each development cycle
• Collaborate with devops for Landscape SaaS, Canonical's hosted Landscape

• You love technology and work with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree
• You have proficiency developing public‑facing APIs and web applications, preferably using Python
• Experience with Python and web frameworks such as Flask and Django
• Experience with databases and ORMs (Postgre
  
  SQL a plus)
• You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.