Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Software Development
Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer
Growth Engineer, Canonical
The role of a Growth Engineer at Canonical is a critical position within our Marketing team. You will own our marketing technology stack, data architecture, and infrastructure, designing and scaling the systems that power marketing automation, lifecycle marketing, and data‑driven growth initiatives.
This position is based remotely in the EMEA region and reports to the Growth Engineering Manager.
What your day will look like- Design, build, and maintain our core data infrastructure and martech stack to support marketing and sales goals.
- Develop and optimize robust data pipelines, automations, and integrations between our CRM, marketing platforms, and data warehouse.
- Architect and manage APIs for seamless system integration and data flow across the entire stack.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, and product teams to understand their needs and design technical solutions.
- Implement and champion software engineering best practices, including clean code, CI/CD, automated testing, and version control.
- Explore and integrate cutting‑edge tools to enhance our data capabilities and operational efficiency.
- Support marketing team members with strategic expertise, setting up and monitoring automations.
- Build on automation and AI to improve lead management.
- Develop Canonical’s martech stack to industry‑leading standard.
- System Design: Expertise in system design, particularly in the data world, with a strong understanding of networking, proxies, and data ingress/egress patterns.
- Cloud & Databases: Proficiency with cloud data warehousing (e.g., Big Query), relational databases (e.g., Postgres), and object stores (e.g., S3). Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and data stores like Redis is a plus.
- API Architecture: Deep knowledge of API architecture and design, with a primary focus on REST.
Experience with Graph
QL is beneficial. - Programming: Senior‑level knowledge of Python (OOP, APIs, asyncio, scientific libraries) and SQL (experience with tools like Trino and dbt is highly valued).
- Web Technologies: A solid understanding of web application backend‑frontend processes. Working knowledge of JavaScript is required; experience with React is a nice‑to‑have.
- Engineering Best Practices: A commitment to writing clean, maintainable code, with experience in CI/CD, automated testing, and version control (Git).
- Mindset: A curious and collaborative problem‑solver with a growth mindset and a keen interest in the commercial domains of marketing and sales; excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to forge trusting relationships across teams.
- Fully remote working environment.
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum.
- Annual compensation review.
- Recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave.
- Parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ’sprints’.
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination and dedicated to diversity in experience, perspective, and background.
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Marketing and Sales
Industries: Software Development
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