Lead Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Lead Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for 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. The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

We are hiring a Lead Python Software Engineer who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks improvements, continuously develops their skills, and applies them s is an exciting opportunity to work with many popular software systems, integration technologies, and open‑source solutions within the Commercial Systems unit.

The Integrations team is responsible for automating SaaS user management and onboarding new data sources to the data mesh. The team designs, develops, and operates a Python‑based solution to automate SaaS seat management, track spend across the application portfolio, and integrate internal and external data sources into the data mesh using open‑source ETL solutions.

Location
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This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

Responsibilities
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• Develop engineering solutions leveraging Python
• Collaborate with colleagues on technical designs and code reviews
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback based on seniority
• Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices

What we are looking for in you
:

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling alternative narrative
• Track record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Experience with software development in Python
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice‑to‑have skills
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• Performance engineering and security experience
• Experience with Airbyte, Ranger, Temporal, or Trino

What we offer colleagues
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• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• 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 create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.