The company is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We are seeking a Lead Python Software Engineer who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks improvements, continuously develops their skills, and applies them at work. This role represents an exciting opportunity to work with various software systems, integration technologies, and innovative open-source solutions.
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The Commercial Systems unit comprises six engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams at the company. Services designed, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are integral to the company's business, with Python playing a vital role. We are looking for Python Software Engineers for the Integrations team, responsible for automating SaaS user management and onboarding new data sources to the data mesh. The team designs, develops, and operates a Python-based solution to automate SaaS seat management and track spending across the application portfolio while integrating internal and external data sources.
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote.
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Remote).
Responsibilities:
- Develop engineering solutions leveraging Python.
- Collaborate with colleagues on technical designs and code reviews.
- Deploy and operate services developed by the team.
- Depending on seniority, coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback.
- Develop and advocate for excellent engineering and organizational practices.
Qualifications:
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
- Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path.
- Experience with software development in Python.
- Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
- Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
- Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events (up to two weeks long).
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Performance engineering and security experience.
- Experience with Airbyte, Ranger, Temporal, or Trino.
What We Offer:
- 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.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
Language Requirements:
- Professional written and spoken English is required.
