Junior Software Developer - Observability

Canonical; San Diego (CA); Remote; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness Platform and Assistance Program

Job summary

A leading software provider is seeking a skilled Python developer to join their remote team. Responsibilities include writing and documenting code, debugging, and collaborating with a globally distributed team. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and a passion for technology. The role offers a flexible work environment, opportunities for travel, and strong emphasis on personal development and recognition.

Qualifications

• Love technology and working with a distributed team.
• Valuable soft skills: passionate, enterprising, thoughtful.
• Skilled in Python with a track record in open source.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a globally distributed team.
• Write, test, and document high-quality code.
• Debug issues and interact with the community.
• Review code from other engineers.
• Attend conferences representing the company.

Skills

Python development

Interest in Ubuntu Linux

Knowledge of Go

Experience with distributed systems

Collaborative skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or similar

Job description

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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ 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.

Location

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

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 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 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

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.