Golang Engineer

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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 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 1,200+ colleagues in more than 80 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 Golang engineers of all levels of seniority for all relevant teams ly if you are an exceptional software engineer who prefers to work in Go. After the first round of interviews, we’ll find the best fit product team based on your personal interests.

Canonical prefers Golang for software where performance and security are primary considerations. We also have substantial projects in Python, C, C++, and are starting to invest in Rust. For front‑end development we prefer React and Flutter.

Golang is essential for our engineering teams that build the systems delivering Ubuntu worldwide. From software distribution systems, to building and testing open source on every architecture, to systems management tools, to distributed systems operations R&D, we count on Golang for its concurrency and developer ecosystem. Juju, Livepatch, LXD, MAAS, Microk8s, Snapd, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro, and many more Canonical offerings include Golang components.

We also ensure Ubuntu is the best platform for Golang development, offering easy access to tooling and capabilities for cutting‑edge open source and enterprise development.

Join us in delivering innovative open‑source solutions worldwide. We expect the highest engineering standards and strong motivation in a fully remote, distributed environment. These roles require extensive personal experience with Linux – the more different versions, the better!

Location:

Open roles for Golang engineers in every time zone.

Seniority level:
Entry level;

Employment type:

Full‑time;
Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology;
Industries:
Software Development.

• Design and implement well‑tested and documented software in Go
• Debug and fix issues encountered by users
• Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
• Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications
• Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
• In some cases, deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive and a track record of going above‑and‑beyond expectations
• Well‑organized, self‑starting and able to deliver to 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 a 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
• 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

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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