Software Engineering (remote)

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the 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. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Junior developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go. As part of the Observability team, you will develop a cloud‑native monitoring stack that composes best‑in‑class open‑source monitoring tools. The user experience is polished and seamless for end‑users, and its administrators will enjoy smooth, lightweight Day‑1 and Day‑2 operations.

This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, Kubernetes, and Observability. Build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, the growing international software company behind Ubuntu.

The monitoring stack will monitor applications running on a mix of cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and OpenStack, as well as bare‑metal, virtual machines and containers. The stack will be capable of monitoring applications and infrastructure irrespective of whether they are operated by Juju, and will leverage multiple data sources at various levels of the architecture, including Juju itself, to contextualize the collected telemetry and insights delivered to the end‑users.

You can read more about the project here and here.

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA and Americas regions.

Write, test and document high‑quality code to create new features.

Debug issues and interact with a vibrant community.

Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.

You are a skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open source.

Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, snap, distributed systems.

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.

Annual holiday leave.

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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