Software Engineer Identity Management; Go​/Golang

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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 a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a staff‑level Software Engineer to work on authorization and access management across Canonical’s suite of enterprise products and web services, using Go (Golang) and Python. The role is remote within the EMEA and AMER regions.

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team, leading technical efforts and discussions
• Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Go (Golang) and Python
• Design and implement new features and enhancements from specification to production and ongoing operations at scale
• Review code produced by other engineers, helping set quality standards
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Create and enhance management, authentication and authorization API endpoints
• Craft end‑user authentication flows from design to implementation
• Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns
• Modernize the identity stack of our websites and products by driving adoption of best‑of‑breed IAM technologies
• Deliver great products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence
• Work from home with global travel 2‑4 weeks per year for internal and external events

• Staff‑level or experienced senior software engineer with specific experience building identity and access management products
• Familiar with open source software, standards, protocols and concepts in the identity space (e.g., OpenID, OAuth, LDAP)
• Experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems
• Value secure coding and standards, and enjoy working on teams that do the same
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or compelling narrative about alternative chosen path
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team conferences 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• 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 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.