Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets.

Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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 a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with ****+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office-based roles.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.The company is founder led, profitable and growing.We are hiring a Lead Golang Software Engineer at any seniority level, who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks improvements, continuously develops their skills, and applies them at work.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with many popular software systems, integrations technologies, and exciting open-source solutions.The Commercial Systems unit is conceived as seven engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams at Canonical.

Services designed, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are at the heart of Canonical business and Golang plays an integral role in it.

We are looking for software engineers for these teams: The Billing team designs, develops, and operates a Golang service that provides a standardized and scalable capability to turn metrics into billable amounts, enable customers to see their current spend with Canonical at any time, and ensure accurate, reliable, and timely billing.

The service further integrates with other engineering, business, payment systems.

This team is an excellent match for any software engineer interested in growing their skills in the billing and payment processing domain.The Contracts team designs, develops, and operates a Golang service that will become the single source of truth for all contracts with all customers.

The service provides a standardized CPQ capability and stores signed contracts in a structured format.

The service further integrates with other engineering and business systems including a CRM system and an accounting system.

This team is an excellent match for any software engineer interested in understanding sales and revenue processes and growing their skills beyond software engineering.The Livepatch team designs and develops a service for the delivery of Linux kernel patches to shrink the exploit window for critical and high severity Linux kernel vulnerabilities, by patching the Linux kernel between security maintenance windows, while the system runs.

The engineering team behind this product develops Golang based client and backend components, while another Canonical team, the Kernel team, develops the security patches.

This team is a great opportunity for a software engineer interested in security and with a strong focus on engineering quality and reliability.The Ubuntu Pro backend team designs and develops backend services for the delivery of Ubuntu Pro, the most comprehensive subscription for open-source software security.

The engineering team behind this product develops Golang based backend components, while the Security team at Canonical develop security patches.

This team is a great opportunity for a software engineer with a strong focus on engineering quality, software performance, and reliability of operations.Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region (all teams except for Ubuntu Pro) or the AMER region (Ubuntu Pro).

The role entailsDevelop engineering solutions leveraging GolangLead technical designs, code reviews, and implementationDeploy and operate services developed by the teamCoach, mentor, and offer career development feedback to colleaguesDevelop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practicesWhat we are looking for in youExceptional academic track record from both high school and universityUndergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen pathTrack record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results Experience with software development in GolangProfessional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skillsResult-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks longNice-to-have skillsPerformance engineering and security experienceExperience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business rolesWhat we offer colleaguesWe consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.

We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance.

In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.

We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals.

We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveEmployee Assistance ProgramOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company eventsAbout CanonicalCanonical 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 - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in ****.

Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.Canonical is an equal opportunity employerWe 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.