Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems
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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. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.

The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a  Lead Golang Software Engineer  who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks continuous improvements, and applies skills s is an exciting opportunity to work with many popular software systems, integration technologies, and open‑source solutions.

The Commercial Systems unit consists of six engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams. Golang plays a central role in the services designed, developed, and operated by this unit.

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

The role entails

Develop engineering solutions leveraging Golang

Lead technical designs, code reviews, and implementation

Deploy and operate services developed by the team

Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback to colleagues

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 narrative about an alternative path

Track record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results

Experience with software development in Golang

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

Performance engineering and security experience

Experience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business roles
What we offer colleagues

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

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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

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.

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