About the Job:
This position is part of a general selection track for teams focusing on back-end REST API microservices engineering in Go and Python. The role is available for all levels of seniority. We are looking for outstanding engineers with a strong understanding of APIs, microservice design, engineering processes, and DevOps. Our services must scale to handle millions of Ubuntu clients and enable collaboration among thousands of community members, playing a critical role in global infrastructure health.
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As Ubuntu's adoption continues through cloud and developer-centric strategies, the quality of our services has become increasingly important. We are committed to enhancing our practices, quality, and performance in the web services domain, with a focus on areas such as:
- API design, documentation, and governance
- Database performance design considerations
- Multi-region service delivery for resilience and performance
- Proactive security analysis techniques
- Insights for distributed systems
Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Write high-quality, well-designed, and robust software that functions at scale.
- Design APIs and software architecture for collegial review.
- Write tests to validate software behavior.
- Build and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant applications and services.
- Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team.
- Display technical leadership internally and in our external communities.
- Debug issues and produce high-quality solutions.
- Contribute to technical documentation.
- Engage with and collaborate across teams at Canonical.
- Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events.
What We Are Looking For:
- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field, or a compelling alternative path.
- Proven track record of exceeding expectations.
- Proficiency in Python and/or Go.
- Experience writing modern, maintainable software.
- Familiarity with relational and non-relational database systems.
- Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
- Experience with systems programming or scalable web services.
- Professional written and spoken English.
- Proficiency with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
- Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Results-oriented with a strong commitment to meeting deadlines.
- Willingness to travel twice a year for company events, for up to two weeks each.
Additional Skills That You Might Bring:
- Experience with container technologies like LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of build systems and toolchains.
- Experience with cross-compilation.
- Knowledge of hyperscale public clouds and/or private clouds.
- Expertise in designing, building, and running distributed systems.
- Performance engineering and security experience.
What We Offer You:
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation. Compensation is reviewed annually to reward outstanding performance, which includes a performance-driven annual bonus. Team members receive various benefits that reflect our values. We support a distributed work environment with opportunities for personal development, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, and more.
Canonical is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, fostering a workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity, and we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and identities.
