Software Engineer - App Stores

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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 initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We collaborate with the world’s leading public‑cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across many sectors. With 1,200+ colleagues in more than 75 countries, the company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

We are looking for an exceptional software engineer passionate about open‑source software, Linux, and web services  you love building clean APIs, shipping quickly, and ensuring reliability through automated testing, we’d like to hear from you.

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Write clean web‑service APIs to support both CLI and web‑frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Go).
• 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, traveling 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

• Professional proficiency in developing public‑facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• A broad technology base with a preference for backend code and infrastructure.
• Strong experience with relational and non‑relational databases, data‑model design, and query tuning.
• 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, talented people.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, accountable, and self‑motivated.

Canonical is an international software company that builds the world's leading cloud operating system, Ubuntu. We enable businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security. The company is fully remote‑first, with almost every team working from home, setting the pace for the 21st‑century digital workplace.

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and give every applicant fair consideration.

Entry level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development