Software Developer (Backend SaaS)

Canonical; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental leave

Wellness platform

Travel upgrades for events

Job summary

A leading tech firm in the United Kingdom seeks a skilled developer to join their team. As a member of this innovative company, you'll collaborate virtually with talented colleagues while contributing to the development of high-quality code for open-source projects. This role requires proficiency in Python and experience with frameworks like Flask or Django. Embrace the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that values learning and growth, alongside generous benefits and the possibility of global travel.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to code quality and automated testing.
• Experience in developing public-facing APIs.
• Curiosity and flexibility in problem-solving.
• Experience with databases and ORMs (PostgreSQL a plus).
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a distributed team on code quality.
• Take ownership and deliver solutions.
• Assist with release management during development cycles.
• Participate in engineering process with code and architectural reviews.
• Take ownership of problems and design and deliver solutions.
• Work remotely with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.
• Assist with release management during each development cycle.
• Collaborate with DevOps for Landscape SaaS, Canonical's hosted Landscape.

Skills

Python proficiency

Experience with web frameworks

Understanding of databases

Familiarity with Ubuntu

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Flask

Django

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

Ubuntu

Job description

What you’ll do

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high-quality code to create new features, fix bugs and modernize the Landscape codebase
• Demonstrate your strong commitment to code quality and automated testing
• Participate in the engineering process with code and architectural reviews
• Take personal ownership of problems and design and deliver solutions
• Work remotely with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
• Assist with release management during each development cycle
• Collaborate with devops for Landscape SaaS, Canonical's hosted Landscape

Who you are

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have proficiency developing public‑facing APIs and web applications, preferably using Python.
• Experience with Python and web frameworks such as Flask and Django.
• Experience with databases, and ORMs (PostgreSQL a plus)
• You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.

What we offer colleagues

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity 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

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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. 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.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

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