Senior Juju Software Engineer (Go)

Senior Software Engineer (Go)

Join Canonical as a Senior Software Engineer (Go).

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. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

Location: This is a globally remote role.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system that drives cloud automation and software operations at scale.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly.
• Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fields.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
• Coach and develop team members with less experience, actively contributing to building and maintaining a first‑class engineering team.
• Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of professional software delivery using Go.
• Hands‑on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written, especially in online environments.
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Experience doing development in C, C++, Rust, or other low‑level programming languages.
• Solid networking background and experience.
• Experience in the Linux and open‑source software world.
• Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.).
• Working knowledge of cloud computing.
• Passionate about software quality and testing.
• Experience with packaging (Debian, snaps).
• Programming with, and operating, SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project – even if that is community open source contributions.
• Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions.
• Prior experience developing plugins for Terraform.

What we offer you

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• 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 Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others.
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. 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 on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004. Working at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st‑century digital business.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development