Software Developer (Backend SaaS) – Canonical
Location: Remote in the Americas. This role is part of a distributed development team building the next generation management solution for Ubuntu in the enterprise — on premise and in the cloud — enabling large estate observability, telemetry, security, compliance, and operations. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to global enterprises, with Ubuntu widely used in breakthrough initiatives. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
What you'll do
* Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
* Write high-quality code to create new features, fix bugs and modernize the Landscape codebase
* Demonstrate a strong commitment to code quality and automated testing
* Participate in the engineering process with code and architectural reviews
* Take personal ownership of problems and design and deliver solutions
* Work remotely with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
* Assist with release management during each development cycle
* Collaborate with devops for Landscape SaaS, Canonical's hosted Landscape
Who you are
* You love technology and working with brilliant people
* You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
* You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
* You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
* You have proficiency developing public-facing APIs and web applications, preferably using Python
* Experience with Python and web frameworks such as Flask and Django
* Experience with databases and ORMs (PostgreSQL a plus)
* You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
What we offer colleagues
* 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
* Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Travel perks for long-haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we operate globally and recruit on a global basis, aiming for excellence. Most colleagues have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and continuously learn.
Equality
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience and background is valued, and every applicant will receive fair consideration.
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