Golang Engineer

Join as a Golang Engineer at Canonical, a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems.

Canonical’s platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.

We are hiring Golang engineers of all seniority levels for all relevant teams.

Location:

open roles for Golang engineers in every time zone.

• Design and implement well‑tested and documented software in Go.
• Debug and fix issues encountered by users.
• Participate in code and architectural reviews.
• Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications.
• Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices.
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team (some cases).
• Advocate technical solutions for product success.

• Exceptional academic track record from high school to university.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or compelling alternative path.
• Drive and track record of exceeding expectations.
• Well‑organized, self‑starting, able to deliver on schedule.
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community.
• Experience designing and writing high‑quality Golang software on Linux.
• Experience with and passion for Linux at the system level.
• For more senior roles, experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self‑motivation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Result‑oriented, with personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each.

• Experience developing for Ubuntu Linux.
• Experience with Juju, LXD, Microk8s, Snapd, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro.
• Performance engineering and security experience.

• 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.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 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.