Software Engineer - App Stores

Software Engineer - App Stores

Join Canonical, a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.

We work on the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces, building backend services primarily in Python with some Golang.

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web‑frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
• Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec 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 with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

• Professional proficiency in developing public‑facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• A broad technology base but a preference for backend code and infrastructure.
• Experience with relational and non‑relational databases, designing data models, and tuning queries.
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• Strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
• Love technology and working with a diverse set of talented people.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated.

Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open‑source community to deliver Ubuntu – the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realise the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and foster a workplace free from discrimination. Whatever your identity, we give your application fair consideration.