Graduate/Associate Software Engineer - Build & Release Infrastructure

Join the Launchpad team at Canonical to drive the future of collaborative open-source development tooling. This is an opportunity for a motivated engineer who is passionate about open-source software, Linux, and web services. Launchpad is a platform for managing open-source development projects, including code hosting, bug tracking, package building, translations, and more, providing essential infrastructure for major projects like Ubuntu.

As an engineer on this team, you will manage a balance between maintaining business-critical services and expanding features. Current projects include enhancing package building capabilities, improving development flows, and modernizing the web UI. If you have a knack for keeping large projects organized, supporting developers, and believe in continuous improvement, you will thrive in this role.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with distributed teams on design, architecture, and solution feature-selection.
• Write high-quality, API-first Python code with unit tests.
• Debug issues and produce high-quality fixes.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 times a year for internal and external events.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about technology and solving complex problems.
• A strategic thinker who is curious, flexible, and accountable.
• Holds a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree.
• Proficient in delivering robust code to production, preferably in Python.
• Experienced in maintaining and improving large web applications.
• Familiar with databases, ORMs (PostgreSQL is a plus), and data management.
• Interested in integration, infrastructure, and operations.
• Understands the importance of security at every stage of delivery.
• Knowledgeable about Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• Has a solid understanding of software packaging systems, particularly Debian/Ubuntu packages.

Work Conditions:

• This is a remote role based in the EMEA region, candidates must be located within this area.
• Canonical promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace free from discrimination.

Language Requirements:

• Proficiency in English is required, additional languages may be beneficial.