Software Engineer - App Stores

Overview

Software Engineer - App Stores onical 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. Canonical is global, remote-first, open source, with 700 professionals across 50 countries. Most colleagues work remote by default.

Canonical s Store team develops and operates a large system of backend services that power the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. Our services are built primarily in Python, with a bit of Golang. This role involves continuing to scale production architecture, expanding the range of software we deliver through our marketplaces, and enhancing our IoT and large Enterprise solutions.

• 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.

• You have demonstrated professional proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• You have a broad technology base but favour 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 services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.

Canonical is a global, remote-first company with 700 professionals across 50 countries. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. 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 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.

We are proud to foster an inclusive environment. This role may be eligible for relocation and benefits consistent with local laws and Canonical policies.

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology

Industry: Software Development

Location:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada