Remote Go Software Engineer — Open Source & Distributed Systems

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Learning budget 2000 USD/year

Annual compensation review

Travel to team sprints

Employee travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical seeks a Go Software Engineer for Commercial Systems to design, build, and operate scalable services across multiple teams. You will code in Go or Python, collaborate on designs, and deploy distributed systems at scale, enabling Ubuntu and open source success.

The role emphasizes remote collaboration from anywhere in the world, with travel for team sprints and inter-team alignment. A strong background in Linux and cloud-native development is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related engineering field.
• Experience as a software developer in a high-level language - preferably Go or Python.
• Experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders, remain highly motivated, productive, and organized in a fully remote environment.
• Ability to travel to international destinations for one week at a time, approximately 2-4 times per year.

Responsibilities

• Code in Go or Python
• Collaborate with colleagues on technical designs
• Stay in sync with team mates
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Improve engineering and operations practices

Skills

Go

Python

Distributed systems

English communication

Remote collaboration

Travel readiness

Ubuntu Linux

Public clouds

Salesforce

APEX

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Salesforce

APEX

Job description

Canonical seeks a Go Software Engineer for Commercial Systems to design, build, and operate scalable services across multiple teams. You will code in Go or Python, collaborate on designs, and deploy distributed systems at scale, enabling Ubuntu and open source success.

The role emphasizes remote collaboration from anywhere in the world, with travel for team sprints and inter-team alignment. A strong background in Linux and cloud-native development is expected.