Software Engineer - App Stores

Canonical Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across sectors. We are a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries and minimal office-based roles. Teams meet 2-4 times a year in various global locations for strategy and alignment.

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

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a passionate software engineer interested in open source, Linux, and Web Services at scale. Join Canonical to build a rewarding career with talented professionals in technology.

Our Store team develops and manages backend services powering the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. Our services are mainly built in Python, with some Golang.

Upcoming challenges include scaling our architecture, expanding software delivery, and enhancing offerings for IoT and large enterprise solutions.

If you value clean APIs, shipping, and automated testing for reliability and velocity, you'll be a great fit.

What you'll do

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Develop clean web service APIs supporting CLI and web clients using Python and optionally Golang.
• Design and implement new features from specifications to production and operations at scale.
• Review code and technical designs from other engineers.
• Engage in idea discussions and collaborative problem-solving.
• Work remotely with occasional travel (2-4 weeks) for internal and external events.

Who you are

About Canonical

Canonical is an international, remote-first software company working with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world's leading cloud OS. Our mission is to unlock the potential of free software for individuals and organizations. We help businesses reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu. With over 700 professionals across 50 countries, we aim to be the best, not the biggest, global software company. Our teams work remotely by default, setting the pace for the digital workplace of the future.

What Canonical offers

As a pioneer in open source, Canonical leads the way with Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit globally and uphold high standards for new hires. Working here means thinking differently, working smarter, acquiring new skills, and pushing your limits. Since 2004, most colleagues have worked remotely, reflecting our innovative approach.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We value varied experiences and backgrounds, fostering a better work environment and products. All applications are given fair consideration regardless of your identity.

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