Canonical

Software Engineering Manager (Backend SaaS)

Full-time

220 days ago

Home Based - Americas

Lead and grow a regional engineering team to redesign and deliver the next generation of Landscape (SaaS and on‑prem) for managing large Ubuntu estates. Role requires technical leadership (Python/Golang, backend services, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, HAProxy, ReactJS), hands‑on involvement in architecture and code review, agile delivery, mentoring, and collaboration with product and other teams. Remote (Home Based - Americas) with ~4–6 weeks/year travel.

Software Engineering Director

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - Worldwide

Canonical seeks an Engineering Director to lead multiple distributed teams and manage engineering managers and staff engineers across a range of domains (e.g., Python, Go, C/C++, Rust, web, systems, security). Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, setting and measuring engineering processes and team health, representing products to stakeholders, and ensuring delivery quality. Role is remote (worldwide) and requires travel twice per year. Strong Linux-based software engineering background, extensive management experience, excellent English communication, and open source engagement are required.

Software Engineer - Edge AI

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Canonical is hiring a home-based (EMEA) Software Engineer to design and implement silicon-optimized application packages for AI/ML inference on Linux (Ubuntu Core), focusing on Inference Snaps. The role requires a minimum of 3 years professional software development experience (Go or C++), Linux application development, and familiarity with containers, packaging, CI/CD, local inference frameworks and hardware accelerators. The position is remote with global travel (2–4 weeks/year).

Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - OpenSearch/ElasticSearch

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Canonical seeks engineers for the OpenSearch team to build and automate features of data platforms (not data analysis). Responsibilities include writing idiomatic Python, developing distributed systems, ensuring fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation and operations, debugging, and engaging with upstream communities. Role is remote across EMEA with travel up to ~4 times/year.

Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Work on automation of data platform operations (fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation, backups) for managed Big Data systems. Responsibilities include writing idiomatic Python, debugging, collaborating with a distributed team and upstream communities, and occasional global travel (2–4 weeks/year). Candidates from junior to senior levels are considered; a Bachelor's or equivalent in CS/STEM is stated.

Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Canonical's Data Platform team seeks engineers to develop and automate data platform features (not data analysis). Responsibilities include writing idiomatic Python, ensuring fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation automation, debugging, and collaborating with distributed teams and upstream open-source communities. Role is remote within EMEA/MEA/Africa timezones and requires occasional travel (2–4 weeks/year).

Software Engineer - Cross-platform C++ - Multipass

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Canonical is hiring a remote (EMEA) Software Engineer for Multipass to build and maintain a cross-platform C++ codebase (C++14+), focused on developer UX for local VMs/mini-clouds. Responsibilities include architecting features, writing high-quality code, reviewing architecture and code, mentoring teammates, debugging user issues, fostering the open source community, and supporting customers as needed. The role expects experience with macOS/Windows cross-platform development, hypervisor technologies (Hyper-V, VirtualBox, KVM, QEMU), testing/TDD and CI. Occasional international travel (up to ~2 weeks, twice a year) is required.

Software Engineer, Cloud - Sustaining Engineering

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - Worldwide

Globally remote engineering role focused on troubleshooting and resolving complex issues across the Linux-based stack (bare metal, virtualization, containerization, storage, networking, OpenStack, Kubernetes). Responsibilities include developing fixes, backporting patches, working with upstream projects, reviewing code, and coordinating with field/support/product teams. Role requires development-level experience (Python, Go, C/C++), familiarity with git and debugging tools (gdb), and up to ~10% international travel for team meetings and events.

Software Engineer - Cloud Images

Full-time

220 days ago

Home Based - Americas

Work on Linux, cloud infrastructure, pipelines and automation to build reliable image delivery and integration with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Responsibilities include pipeline development (Python, Jenkins, shell), adding cloud-related features to Ubuntu Server, debugging, code reviews, and partner engagement. Requires practical public cloud experience and experience in Python development on Linux; interest/experience in containers, devops automation, open source, APIs, Linux admin, or Python packaging.

Software Engineer, Ceph & Distributed Storage

Full-time

220 days ago

Europe, Middle East, Africa

Work as part of Cloud Engineering to build modelling software and tools for systems such as Ceph, OpenStack and Kubernetes with a focus on distributed storage. Responsibilities include writing Python and Go code, debugging and fixing issues, developing and maintaining delivery/operations/lifecycle software for Ceph, contributing technical documentation, and collaborating with a globally distributed team. Role is remote for EMEA or the Americas and involves international travel several times a year. Required/background skills include experience with Ceph, modern Python, and familiarity with two or more of: Linux, Kubernetes, public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Go, Debian packaging.

Software Engineer - App Stores

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - Worldwide

Work remotely with a globally distributed team to design, implement, and operate web service APIs and backend features from spec to production. The role focuses on Python (and optionally Go), scalable production architecture, databases (relational and non-relational), automated tests, code review, and occasional global travel (2–4 weeks) for events.

Software Developer (Backend SaaS)

Full-time

220 days ago

Home Based - Americas

Work remotely from the Americas on Landscape, Canonical's management tool for Ubuntu fleets. Responsibilities include building and testing Python-based public APIs and web applications (Flask/Django), collaborating on a distributed team, participating in code and architecture reviews, release management, and working with DevOps. Requires familiarity with Ubuntu/Linux, databases/ORMs (PostgreSQL a plus) and may involve 2–4 weeks of travel for events.

Software Architect - Containers / Virtualisation

Full-time

220 days ago

Europe, Middle East, Africa

Canonical seeks a senior software architect/engineer to lead architecture, design and evolution of LXD and MicroCloud. The role involves hands-on development in Go and C, code review, ensuring security and performance, mentoring colleagues, and providing technical leadership across containerisation, virtualization, networking, storage and distributed systems. Home-based in EMEA or the Americas with approximately biannual company events requiring travel.

Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - Worldwide

Work remotely as part of Canonical’s IS team to develop and operate infrastructure as code, automate software operations across private and public clouds, maintain core services and improve resilience and scalability. Role requires experience with IaC, CI/CD, Linux administration, Python, cloud and container technologies, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch. English communication skills are required.

Site Reliability Engineering Manager

Full-time

220 days ago

Asia, Europe

Manage and lead a distributed site reliability/devops team in APAC and EMEA, delivering managed services and infrastructure-as-code solutions. Responsibilities include day-to-day agile devops practices, stakeholder representation, project coordination, mentoring engineers, implementing engineering and operations processes, and meeting service level agreements. Role requires strong Linux and operations expertise, experience with cloud and container technologies (Kubernetes), and willingness to travel twice yearly.

Site Reliability Engineer

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - Worldwide

Canonical is hiring a globally remote Site Reliability Engineer to deploy and operate OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage and open source applications. The role requires strong Linux and Python skills, networking and cloud knowledge, experience with Kubernetes deployment/operations, and the ability to operate mission-critical services. Candidates should be able to travel internationally twice a year for company events.

Silicon Alliances Ecosystem Development Manager

Full-time

220 days ago

North America, Latin America, Europe

Canonical seeks a Silicon Alliances Ecosystem Development Manager to work with semiconductor partners to define joint product roadmaps, drive delivery, and develop go-to-market strategies. The role requires technical understanding of hardware and software, cross-functional collaboration with engineering/product/marketing/sales, project and program management, partner-facing business development, and negotiation. The position is remote (Americas focus; EMEA considered with shifted hours) and includes global travel for sprints, events, and partner meetings.

Senior Web Engineer

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Remote (EMEA) Senior Software Engineer role on the Web Engineering team at Canonical. Responsibilities include designing and implementing well-tested and documented software, debugging and fixing user issues, leading code and architecture reviews, deploying and operating services, and contributing to technical documentation. Requires professional written and spoken English, experience with Linux (Debian/Ubuntu preferred), strong communication and mentoring skills, and ability to travel twice yearly. Nice-to-haves include container technologies (LXD, Docker, Kubernetes), REST API experience, performance and security experience.

Senior Ubuntu Embedded IoT System Engineer

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - EMEA

Canonical seeks a Senior Ubuntu Embedded IoT System Engineer (remote, EMEA) to provide software and system engineering for OEM/ODM customers: platform bring-up, triage and fix critical issues, coordinate with firmware and hardware teams, and contribute upstream patches. Role requires strong Linux/system-level and boot/kernel skills, experience with bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), firmware and board bring-up, programming in C/Python/Bash, and occasional international travel.

Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

Full-time

220 days ago

Home based - Worldwide

Canonical is hiring Senior+ Engineers (Senior/Staff/Principal) for remote roles worldwide. The role involves leading design and architecture, contributing high-quality code (Go, Rust, Python, C/C++, TypeScript/React), collaborating with distributed teams, mentoring colleagues, debugging, and writing technical documentation. Candidates should have strong technical leadership, a solid academic background or equivalent experience, and be able to travel twice yearly for company events.