Software Engineer - App Stores

Software Engineer - App Stores

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, known for Ubuntu. Canonical’s Store team develops and operates the large system of backend services that power the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. Services are built primarily in Python, with some Golang.

We have exciting challenges, including scaling production architecture, expanding the catalog of software delivered through our marketplaces, and enhancing our offerings for IoT and large enterprise solutions. We value clean APIs, a bias toward shipping, and automated tests for higher velocity and reliability.

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Write clean web service APIs to support CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
• Design and implement new features and enhancements from specification 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 occasional global travel (2 to 4 weeks) for internal and external events.

• Professional proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• Strong preference for backend code and infrastructure.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, designing performant data models and tuning queries.
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• Strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
• Passion for technology and working with diverse teams.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Values soft skills and is 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 realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. With a global, remote‑first workplace and over 700 professionals across 50 countries, we set the pace on the 21st‑century digital workplace.

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and encourage applications from all backgrounds.