Senior Backend Engineer, Open Source Platform (Remote)

Canonical Ltd.; Dubai; A distancia; AED 240.000 - 420.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Team sprints twice yearly

Learning budget USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness platform

Travel to locations for collaboration

Travel upgrades for events

Descripción de la vacante

Canonical is seeking a Senior/Staff/Lead Engineer for the Launchpad team to shape open-source collaboration. You will architect and refine a mature Python-driven platform used by Ubuntu projects, empowering developers worldwide.

This is a remote role in the EMEA region with occasional travel. Strong Python expertise, experience with large-scale web apps, and knowledge of PostgreSQL and Debian/Ubuntu packaging are essential.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or equivalent.
• Proven Python development experience and production-ready code.
• Experience with large-scale web applications and database management (PostgreSQL a plus).

Responsabilidades

• Influence design and architecture decisions across distributed teams.
• Craft API-first Python code with unit tests for scalable systems.
• Diagnose and fix complex technical issues to improve performance and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and lead code reviews to elevate practices.
• Enable remote collaboration with global teams and travel 2–4 times yearly.

Conocimientos

Python development

Leadership & collaboration

Distributed systems

Security-minded

Ubuntu familiarity

Debian/Ubuntu packaging

Strategic thinking

Strong communication

PostgreSQL knowledge

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/STEM or equivalent

Herramientas

PostgreSQL

Descripción del empleo

Canonical is seeking a Senior/Staff/Lead Engineer for the Launchpad team to shape open-source collaboration. You will architect and refine a mature Python-driven platform used by Ubuntu projects, empowering developers worldwide.

This is a remote role in the EMEA region with occasional travel. Strong Python expertise, experience with large-scale web apps, and knowledge of PostgreSQL and Debian/Ubuntu packaging are essential.