Software Developer (Backend SaaS) - Canonical

About the Role

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer to join the team building Landscape, the leading management tool for deploying, monitoring, and managing fleets of Ubuntu systems. You will contribute to a distributed team, participating in all facets of the development process to enable large-scale observability, telemetry, security, and compliance.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high-quality code to create new features, fix bugs, and modernize the Landscape codebase.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to code quality and automated testing.
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural reviews.
• Take personal ownership of problems, designing and delivering robust solutions.
• Work remotely with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.
• Assist with release management during each development cycle.
• Collaborate with DevOps for Landscape SaaS, Canonical’s hosted management platform.

Who You Are

• Passionate about open source, Linux, Python, and web services at scale.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Possess a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar field.
• Proficient in developing public-facing APIs and web applications, preferably using Python.
• Experienced with Python web frameworks (Flask, Django).
• Experienced with databases and ORMs (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Comfortable using Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.

What We Offer

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation reviews and performance-driven bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits including holiday leave, maternity/paternity leave, and wellness programs.
• Travel opportunities for company events with priority pass and travel upgrades.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1,200 colleagues across 75+ countries. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we are at the forefront of the global move to open source, supporting breakthrough initiatives in cloud, AI, data science, and IoT.