Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Canonical | Posted Feb 24, 2026 | Full‑time | Dubai | Negotiable | Entry (0‑2 yrs)

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT, serving customers across diverse industries. With more than 1,200 colleagues in more than 80 countries, the company champions global distributed collaboration.

We are hiring a Golang Software Engineer at any seniority level to contribute to the Commercial Systems unit. The unit comprises six engineering teams that work closely with other engineering and business teams. Golang is central to the services we deliver.

Teams and focus areas

• Billing team – Designs, develops, and operates a Golang service that converts metrics into billable amounts, provides real‑time spend visibility, and ensures accurate, reliable, and timely billing integrated with payment systems.
• Contracts team – Builds a single source of truth for all customer contracts, providing standardized CPQ capability and securely storing signed contracts, with integration to CRM and accounting systems.
• Livepatch team – Develops a service that delivers Linux kernel patches between security windows, focusing on security, engineering quality, and reliability.

Location
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Remotely based in the EMEA region.

• Develop engineering solutions leveraging Golang.
• Lead technical designs, code reviews, and implementation.
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team.
• Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback to colleagues.
• Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices.

• 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.

• Performance engineering and security experience.
• Experience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business roles.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• 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 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 high standard for people joining the company, demanding excellence in all that we do.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.