Software Engineer - App Stores

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Overview 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 built primarily in Python, with a bit of Golang. We are scaling production architecture, expanding the range of software delivered through the system powering our marketplaces, and enhancing our offering for IoT and large Enterprise solutions.

What you’ll do

Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.

Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).

Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale.

Review code and technical designs produced by other engineers.

Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.

Work remotely with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

Who you are

You have demonstrated professional proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.

You have a broad technology base but favour backend code and infrastructure.

You know your way around relational and non-relational databases and can effectively design data models that perform well, and tune queries to access them.

You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.

You have demonstrated strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.

You love technology and working with a diverse set of talented people.

You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.

You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.

About Canonical Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu — the world's #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realise the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services help businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu. Canonical is a global, remote-first, open source company with professionals across many countries and teams that operate with a flexible, distributed model.

What Canonical offers Canonical is at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu and are involved in AI, IoT, and cloud initiatives. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for joining the company. Most colleagues work remotely; the company has supported remote work since its inception in 2004. Working at Canonical is a chance to think differently, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Equal opportunity 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.

Job details

Seniority level : Entry level

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Engineering and Information Technology

Industries : Software Development

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