Backend Software Engineer - Stores

Canonical Group - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Seattle, WA

501-1,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Backend Software Engineer position at Canonical involves developing and operating backend services that power the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces. The role focuses on writing clean web service APIs primarily in Python, with opportunities to work with Golang. The engineer will collaborate with a globally distributed team to enhance the production architecture and expand software delivery capabilities, particularly in IoT and enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
• Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale.
• Review code and technical designs produced by other engineers.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
• Work remotely with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional proficiency in developing public-facing APIs and web applications using Python.
• Broad technology base with a preference for backend code and infrastructure.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, including designing data models and tuning queries.
• Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
• Strong academic performance in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Golang for backend development.
• Familiarity with cloud operating systems and services.
• Knowledge of IoT technologies and enterprise solutions.

Benefits

• Work from home
• Learning and development allowances
• Competitive salary
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity, paternity and sick leave
• Priority Pass for travel
• Exposure to international business and technology