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Junior Software Developer - Observability

Job in Hamilton, Ontario, E8H, Canada
Listing for: Canonical
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-29
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps, Python
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Junior Software Developer - Observability 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 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 founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

Role Overview
We are hiring a Junior developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go. As part of the Observability team, you will develop a cloud‑native monitoring stack that composes best‑in‑class open‑source monitoring tools. The stack is opinionated, resilient, and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box. The user experience is polished and seamless for end‑users, and administrators will enjoy smooth, lightweight Day 1 and Day 2 operations.

The monitoring stack will monitor applications running on cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and Open Stack, as well as bare‑metal, virtual machines, and containers. It will handle monitoring of applications and infrastructure regardless of whether they are operated by Juju, leveraging multiple data sources at various levels of the architecture, including Juju itself, to contextualize collected telemetry and insights delivered to end‑users.

Responsibilities

Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team

Write, test, and document high‑quality code to create new features

Debug issues and interact with a vibrant community

Review code produced by other engineers

Attend conferences to represent Canonical and the Charmed Observability Stack

Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events

Qualifications

Love technology and working with brilliant people

Value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated

Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

Skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open source

Working knowledge of Go

Interest and experience with two or more of the following:
Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, snap, distributed systems

Location
Remote – EMEA and Americas regions.

Benefits

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

Equal Opportunity Employer
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.

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