Lead Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Canonical; London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical seeks a Lead Python Software Engineer to join their remote Integrations team in London. You will ensure the highest engineering quality while working on Python-based solutions for automating SaaS user management and integrating data sources. The role offers a collaborative environment, opportunities for development, and competitive compensation, including performance-driven bonuses.

Benefits

Annual compensation review

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

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Priority Pass for travel

Qualifications

• Track record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results.
• Ability to travel internationally for company events.
• Professional English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on technical designs and conduct code reviews.
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team.
• Mentor and provide feedback based on seniority level.

Skills

Software development in Python

Presentation skills

Technical design

Collaboration

Performance engineering

Security experience

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Exceptional academic track record

Tools

Airbyte

Ranger

Temporal

Trino

Job description

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Lead Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems, London

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Client:

Canonical

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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 + colleagues in more than 80 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.

We are hiring a Lead Python Software Engineer who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks improvements, continuously develops their skills, and applies them at work. This is an exciting opportunity to work with many popular software systems, integrations technologies, and exciting open source solutions.

The Commercial Systems unit is conceived as seven engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams at Canonical. Services designed, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are at the heart of Canonical business and Python plays an integral role in it. We are looking for Python Software Engineers for the Integrations team.

The Integrations team is responsible for the automation of SAAS user management and onboarding of new data sources to the data mesh. The team designs, develops, and operates a Python based solution to automate SAAS seat management and track spend across the application portfolio. Furthermore the team integrates internal and external data sources into the data mesh using open-source ETL solutions, enabling more data driven decisions in the organization.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

The role entails

• Collaborate with colleagues on technical designs and code reviews
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Depending on your seniority, coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
• Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Experience with software development in Python
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Nice-to-have skills

• Performance engineering and security experience
• Experience with Airbyte, Ranger, Temporal, or Trino

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2, per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events