Software Engineer - App Stores

Canonical; Rochester (MN); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a passionate software engineer to develop and operate backend services for their Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. The role involves writing clean APIs, collaborating with a global team, and enhancing offerings for IoT and enterprise solutions.

Benefits

Remote work culture

Flexible working hours

Global team collaboration

Qualifications

• Proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• Familiar with relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Write clean web service APIs to support clients.
• Design and implement new features and enhancements.

Skills

Python

Backend Development

APIs

Education

Computer Science

Tools

Ubuntu

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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across many sectors. 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.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and Web Services at scale. Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company.

Canonical's Store team develops and operates a large system of backend services that power the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. Our services are primarily built in Python, with some components in Golang.

We face exciting challenges including scaling our production architecture, expanding the range of software delivered through our marketplaces, and enhancing our offerings for IoT and large enterprise solutions.

If you are passionate about clean APIs, have a bias towards shipping, and believe automated tests are key to higher velocity and reliability, you'll fit right in.

What you'll do

1. Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
2. Write clean web service APIs to support CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
3. Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale.
4. Review code and technical designs produced by other engineers.
5. Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions.
6. Work remotely with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

Who you are

1. You have demonstrated proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.
2. You have a broad technology base but favor backend code and infrastructure.
3. You are familiar with relational and non-relational databases, capable of designing data models that perform well and tuning queries.
4. You are comfortable working on Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
5. You have strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM, or a related degree.
6. You love technology and working with diverse talented people.
7. You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
8. You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.

About Canonical

Canonical is a growing, international software company working with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu—the world's #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organizations. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu. We are a global, remote-first, open source company with 700 professionals across 50 countries, striving to be the best, not the biggest.

Most colleagues have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your performance.

What Canonical offers

As a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of open source, publishing Ubuntu—one of the most important open-source projects and a platform for AI, IoT, and cloud—we are changing the software landscape. We recruit globally and maintain high standards for our team. Excellence is expected; to succeed, we must be the best at what we do. Our remote work culture fosters flexibility and innovation.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds enhances our environment and products. We welcome your application regardless of your identity.