Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems
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Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for 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 in many sectors.
The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a Lead Golang Software Engineer who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks continuous improvements, and applies skills at work. This is an exciting opportunity to work with many popular software systems, integration technologies, and open‑source solutions.
The Commercial Systems unit consists of six engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams. Golang plays a central role in the services designed, developed, and operated by this unit.
Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.
The role entails
* Develop engineering solutions leveraging Golang
* Lead technical designs, code reviews, and implementation
* Deploy and operate services developed by the team
* Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback to colleagues
* Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
What we are looking for in you
* Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
* Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
* Track record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results
* Experience with software development in Golang
* Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
* Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
* Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
Nice‑to‑have skills
* Performance engineering and security experience
* Experience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business roles
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What we offer colleagues
* 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
* Employee Assistance Program
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.
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.
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