Software Engineer - App Stores

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We have a founder‑led, profitable, growing organization with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and primarily remote work.

• 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 specification 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 occasional global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

• You have demonstrated professional proficiency in developing public‑facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• You have a broad technology base but favour backend code and infrastructure.
• You know your way around relational and non‑relational databases and can design data models that perform well and tune queries.
• You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• You have demonstrated strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
• You love technology and working with a diverse set of talented people.
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• You 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 help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu.

We recruit globally and set a very high standard. Our focus is on excellence, innovation, and empowering a remote‑first, open‑source culture. Most colleagues work from home and enjoy flexible schedules.

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.