Software Engineer - Python - Ubuntu Pro client - graduate level

Canonical; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Wellness platform

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Amsterdam is hiring a Software Engineer to develop and release improvements to the Ubuntu Pro client. The role involves collaborating with teams, writing code, debugging issues, and ensuring quality. Candidates should have extensive experience with Python on Linux, and a relevant degree. This is a full-time position offering a distributed work environment with travel opportunities to meet colleagues.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Python on Linux.
• Flexibility, curiosity, and accountability in a distributed team.
• Familiarity with CI pipelines and automated tests.
• Knowledge of Debian packaging is a plus.
• Interest in open source communities and contributions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high quality code and unit tests for new features.
• Debug issues and produce high quality code.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Discuss ideas and find good solutions.
• Hybrid work setup with some travel (2–4 weeks/year).

Skills

Python on Linux

Ubuntu Linux systems administration

Continuous integration

Debian packaging

Engaging with the open source community

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

Job description

Overview

Canonical Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. We are hiring a Software Engineer to develop, test and release improvements to the Ubuntu Pro client. Ubuntu Pro is a suite of specialist services provided by Canonical. Whether for enterprise customers deploying systems at scale or users who want security patching for their personal Ubuntu LTS at home, the Ubuntu Pro Client is the command-line tool that manages all these services. The quality and stability of the Ubuntu Pro Client is critically important, since it comes pre-installed on every Ubuntu system. You'll work with the Ubuntu Server team, alongside major cloud partners and multiple Canonical product teams to develop, test and release improvements to the Pro client. You will also be a voice in communication with our users, ensuring their needs are met.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high quality code, with unit and functional tests, to create new features
• Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and investigate to find good solutions
• Work from home, with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

What we are looking for in you

• 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 extensive experience with Python on Linux
• You have interest in and experience with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux systems administration, continuous integration, end-system contract management, Debian packaging, working with public or on premise clouds
• Bonus points if you have experience engaging with the open source community

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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development