Junior Software Developer - Observability

Canonical; Boise (ID); Remote; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Programme & Wellness Platform

Job summary

A leading software development company is looking for a Junior Software Developer with a passion for open-source technologies. This entry-level position involves collaborating with a distributed team to develop a cloud-native monitoring stack. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science, strong Python skills, and a willingness to learn Go. Benefits include a personal development budget and opportunities to travel globally to team events.

Qualifications

• Passionate about technology and self-motivated.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a distributed team.
• Experience in open-source projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop a cloud-native monitoring stack with open-source tools.
• Write, test, and document high-quality code.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team.

Skills

Python development

Knowledge of Go

Understanding of Ubuntu Linux

Experience with container images

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

Junior Software Developer – Observability at Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT initiatives. With 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, Canonical is founder‑led, profitable and growing.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA and Americas regions.

As part of the Observability team you will develop a cloud‑native monitoring stack that composes best‑in‑class open‑source tools. The stack is opinionated, resilient and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box. It supports Kubernetes, OpenStack, bare‑metal, virtual machines and containers, and can operate independently of, or in conjunction with, Juju.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team.
• Write, test and document high‑quality code to create new features.
• Debug issues and interact with a vibrant community.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Attend conferences to represent Canonical and the Charmed Observability Stack.
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

Qualifications

• You love technology and working with brilliant people.
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated.
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
• You are a skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open source.
• You have a working knowledge of Go.
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, snap, distributed systems.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• 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 Programme & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Job Details

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development

Equal Opportunity Statement

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.