About this role
Job title: Software Engineer - App Stores
About the Role Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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. 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.
What You'll Do
- Develop, maintain, and scale web services for Canonical's App Stores and related Ubuntu platform components.
- Collaborate with a globally distributed team and contribute to open source software and Linux-based technologies.
- Contribute to the strategy and execution of projects as teams meet in person 2-4 times per year.
What We're Looking For
- Passion for open source software, Linux, and web services at scale.
- Interest in working within a globally distributed, collaborative team.
- Strong software engineering mindset with ability to contribute to web service-focused initiatives.