Software Engineer - App Stores

Software Engineer – App Stores

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.

Canonical’s Store team develops and operates a large system of backend services that power the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. Services are built 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.
• Background favoring backend code and infrastructure, with broad technology base.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases; ability to design performant data models and tune queries.
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• Strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
• A passion for technology and working with a diverse set of talented people.
• Curiosity, flexibility, articulate, accountable, soft‑skill‑savvy, self‑motivated.

We are a global, remote‑first, open‑source company with 700 professionals in 50 countries. Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer, fostering a workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity of experience, perspective and background.

We offer a high standard of excellence, high performance environment, and a chance to build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology.