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 breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We're a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in more than 75 countries.
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We are hiring a Go (Golang) Software Engineer for Identity Management to work on authorization and access management across Canonical's suite of enterprise products and web services. In this role, you will modernize and expand the capabilities of the identity management solutions used for authentication and authorization in our products, as well as our canonical.com and ubuntu.com websites. Your work will directly impact users of all Canonical products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
- Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients using Go (Golang) and optionally Python.
- Design and implement new features and enhancements from specification to production.
- Review code produced by other engineers and discuss ideas to find good solutions.
- Create and enhance management, authentication, and authorization API endpoints.
- Craft end-user authentication flows from design to implementation.
- Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns.
- Modernize the identity stack of our websites and products by adopting best-of-breed IAM technologies.
- Deliver great products that users love while maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
Work Conditions:
- Remote work environment with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.
What We Are Looking For:
- A software engineer with specific experience building identity and access management products.
- Familiarity with open-source software, standards, protocols, and concepts in the identity space (e.g., OpenID, OAuth, LDAP).
- Experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems.
- Strong security coding practices and standards.
- Proficiency with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
- Excellent written and spoken English with strong presentation skills.
- Experience in interpersonal communication, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Willingness to travel internationally twice a year for company events, lasting up to two weeks.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation based on geographical location, experience, and performance.
- Annual performance-driven bonus or commission.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave and maternity/paternity leave.
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
- Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds to create a better work environment and better products.
