Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Overview

Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems – Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We have 1200+ colleagues in 80+ countries, with a distributed model and few office-based roles.

Role summary

We are hiring a Lead Golang Software Engineer at any seniority level who strives for high engineering quality, seeks improvements, and continuously develops their skills. This is an opportunity to work with popular software systems, integrations technologies, and open-source solutions. The role will contribute to the Commercial Systems unit, which comprises seven engineering teams that collaborate with other engineering and business teams at Canonical. Golang plays an integral role in these efforts.

Teams and focus areas

- Billing – Golang service to turn metrics into billable amounts, show current spend, and ensure accurate, reliable, and timely billing. Integrates with other engineering, business, and payment systems.

- Contracts – Golang service that becomes the single source of truth for contracts, providing CPQ capabilities and storing signed contracts, integrating with CRM and accounting systems.

- Livepatch – Service for delivering Linux kernel patches to shrink the exploit window, with Golang client and backend components; Kernel team handles security patches.

- Ubuntu Pro – Backend services for delivering Ubuntu Pro, with Golang backend components; Security team handles patches.

Location

This role is remote-based in the EMEA region (all teams except Ubuntu Pro) or the AMER region (Ubuntu Pro).

Responsibilities

- Develop engineering solutions leveraging Golang

- Lead technical designs, code reviews, and implementation

- Deploy and operate services developed by the team

- Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback to colleagues

- Develop and evangelize strong engineering and organizational practices

Qualifications

- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university

- Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling alternative narrative

- Track record of going above-and-beyond to achieve outstanding results

- Experience with software development in Golang

- Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills

- Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments

- Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks

Nice-to-have skills

- Performance engineering and security experience

- Experience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business roles

What we offer

Compensation is influenced by location, experience, and performance. In addition to base pay, Canonical offers a performance-driven annual bonus or commission, and a range of benefits. We regularly review compensation and tailor programs to local needs globally.

- 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 recognition rewards

- Annual holiday leave and maternity/paternity leave

- Employee Assistance Program

- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu and are committed to excellence across a global, distributed workforce. We welcome diverse applicants and practice equal opportunity employment.

Equal opportunity

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. We consider every candidate fairly regardless of identity.

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