About the role

Role overview

Python Engineer (General Track) at Canonical. This is a general hiring track for teams across Canonical that build with Python, at all seniority levels.

You’ll contribute to products and services that may run on servers, Kubernetes, the desktop, or as web services for Ubuntu clients. You’ll also collaborate with the broader open-source community.

What you’ll do

Write high-quality, well-designed, well-tested Python software
Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
Provide technical leadership internally and in open-source communities
Debug issues and deliver reliable fixes
Contribute to technical documentation
Work from home with global travel twice per year for company events

What we’re looking for

Strong academic track record (high school + university) or a compelling alternative path
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM (or equivalent narrative)
Proven track record of going above-and-beyond
Organized, self-starting, able to deliver to schedule
Professional communication with colleagues, partners, and the community
Experience writing thoroughly designed, modern, maintainable Python
Detail-oriented mindset with conscientiousness toward performance
Professional English (written and spoken)
Linux experience, with Debian/Ubuntu preferred
Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
Ability and willingness to travel twice a year (up to two weeks)

Additional skills (nice to have)

Container technologies: LXD, Docker, Kubernetes
Build systems/toolchains (including cross-compilation)
Additional languages: Go (Golang) or Rust, C/C++
Deep quality and test engineering
Web or Flutter front-end experience
API experience with REST and gRPC

About Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, best known for Ubuntu. It serves global enterprise and technology markets and supports initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is founder-led, profitable, and runs a globally distributed team with occasional in-person alignment events.