Software Developer (Backend SaaS)

Software Developer (Backend SaaS)

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems, executing breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company pridesрым on a founder‑led, profitable, and rapidly growing model, with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and a focus on distributed collaboration.

Location: Remote in the Americas region.

About the Role

This role is part of Landscape, Canonical’s premier management tool for managing Ubultra fleets. As a Landscape software engineer you will develop, ship, and maintain new features, fix bugs, and modernise the SaaS‑based codebase while ensuring high‑quality, automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high‑quality code to introduce new features, fix bugs, and modernise the Landscape codebase.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to code quality and automated testing.
• Participate in engineering processes with code and architectural reviews.
• Take personal ownership of problems and design and deliver solutions.
• Work remotely and travel globally 2–4 weeks per year for internal and external events.
• Assist with release management during each development cycle.
• Collaborate with DevOps for Landscape SaaS, Canonical’s hosted Landscape service.

Qualifications

• Strong passion for technology and a desire to work with brilliant people.
• Curiosity, flexibility, articulate communication, and accountability.
• Soft‑skill oriented, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a related field.
• Proficiency developing public‑facing APIs and web applications, ideally with Python.
• Experience with Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django.
• Experience with databases and ORMs (PostgreSQL a plus).
• Comfortable using Ubuntu as both aahir development and deployment platform.

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 and performance‑driven bonus structure.
• Recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave.
• Team Member Assistance Program and wellness platform.
• Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global shift to open source, publishing Ubuntu—the platform feeding AI, IoT, and the cloud. The company values high standards, excellence, and continuous learning.

Canonical is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.