Junior Software Developer - Observability

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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We collaborate with the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across many sectors. With 1,200+ colleagues in more than 75 countries, we pioneer global distributed collaboration and operate as a predominantly remote company.

We are founder‑led, profitable, and growing, and our teams meet two to four times yearly in person at interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.

Location: Remote in the EMEA and Americas regions.

We are hiring a Junior developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go to join our Observability team. You will help build a cloud‑native monitoring stack that composes best‑in‑class open‑source monitoring tools, delivering deep insights out of the box for users and administrators.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Write, test, and document high‑quality code to add new features
• Debug issues and interact with a vibrant open‑source community
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Represent Canonical at conferences, attending internal and external events
• Work from home with global travel of 2–4 weeks for internal and external events

Qualifications

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree
• You are a skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open source
• You have a working knowledge of Go
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, Snap, distributed systems

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review"Recognition rewards"
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. We welcome applicants of all identities and give fair consideration to all applications.