Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, primarily known for its platform, Ubuntu. The company serves various enterprises and technology markets, impacting sectors such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. With over 1200 colleagues in more than 75 countries, Canonical advocates for global distributed collaboration, with minimal office-based roles. The company meets in person two to four times a year to align on strategy and execution and is both founder-led and profitable.
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We are seeking a Go (Golang) Software Engineer for Identity Management, who will work on authorization and access management across Canonical's suite of enterprise products and web services, utilizing Go (Golang) and Python. The candidate will modernize and enhance the capabilities of identity management solutions used for authentication and authorization across our products and websites.
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 and ongoing operations at scale
- Review code produced by other engineers
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on effective 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 driving the adoption of best-of-breed IAM technologies
- Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
What We Are Looking For:
- A software engineer with experience building identity and access management products
- Familiarity with open source software, standards, and protocols in the identity space (e.g., OpenID, OAuth, LDAP)
- Experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems
- Valued secure coding practices
- Comfort with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
- Exceptional academic track record, with an undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling alternative path narrative
- Professional written and spoken English, with excellent presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Willingness to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
Language Requirements:
- Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken)
About Canonical:
Canonical is at the forefront of the global move to open source technology. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a significant open-source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud computing, Canonical aims to elevate standards in software development and deliver innovative solutions. The company values diversity and fosters a workplace free from discrimination, ensuring fair consideration for all applicants, regardless of their background.
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote with global travel (2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events)
