Remote Python Engineer — Open Source & Cloud Scale

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Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 66,000 - 89,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Annual learning budget USD 2,000
Travel for company events twice a year
Annual compensation review
Employee Assistance Programme
Remote work in time zones worldwide

Job summary

Canonical is a leading open source software company known for Ubuntu, hiring Python developers across teams with remote roles in every time zone. You will write high-quality, well-tested Python, collaborate with a globally distributed team, and contribute to documentation and community efforts.

This track spans server, Kubernetes, desktop, and web services, offering opportunities to influence products and code quality.

Qualifications

  • Excellent Python coding skills with maintainable, idiomatic code.
  • Experience with Linux (Debian/Ubuntu preferred).
  • Ability to work in a globally distributed team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Write high-quality, well-designed and well-tested Python software.
  • Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team.
  • Display technical leadership within Canonical and its communities.
  • Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them.
  • Contribute to technical documentation to ensure it is best-in-class.
  • Work from home with global travel twice a year for company events.

Skills

Python
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
English communication
Container technologies
REST/gRPC API

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
LXD
OpenStack
Git
Debian/Ubuntu packaging

Job description

Canonical is a leading open source software company known for Ubuntu, hiring Python developers across teams with remote roles in every time zone. You will write high-quality, well-tested Python, collaborate with a globally distributed team, and contribute to documentation and community efforts.

This track spans server, Kubernetes, desktop, and web services, offering opportunities to influence products and code quality.

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