Software Engineer - App Stores

Software Engineer - App Stores

Join us at Canonical, a leading open‑source software company, to develop and operate backend services for the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional software engineer passionate about open‑source software, Linux, and web services at scale.

• 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 mission is to realise the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. With almost every team remote by default, Canonical sets the pace on the 21st‑century digital workplace.

As a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source, Canonical offers a culture that values excellence and encourages growth. We recruit on a global basis, expect the highest standards, and provide opportunities to challenge and grow.

Entry level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

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.