Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Lead Golang Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

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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 public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is founder-led, profitable and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring a Lead Golang Software Engineer at any seniority level who strives for 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 open-source solutions.

The Commercial Systems unit comprises seven engineering teams that collaborate with other engineering and business teams. Services designed, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are core to Canonical business, with Golang playing an integral role. We are looking for software engineers for the following teams :

• The Billing team – develops a Golang service that turns metrics into billable amounts, shows customers spend, and ensures accurate, reliable billing. Integrates with other engineering, business, and payment systems.
• The Contracts team – designs and operates a Golang service that becomes the single source of truth for all customer contracts, providing standardized CPQ and storing signed contracts, with integrations to CRM and accounting systems.
• The Livepatch team – delivers Linux kernel patches to shrink the exploit window for high-severity vulnerabilities, developing Golang client and backend components.
• The Ubuntu Pro backend team – delivers Ubuntu Pro backend services for secure open-source software delivery, focusing on Golang components and security patches.

Location : Remote in the EMEA region (all teams except Ubuntu Pro) or the AMER region (Ubuntu Pro).

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What we are looking for in you

Nice-to-have skills

What we offer

Compensation is based on geography, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and a performance-driven bonus or commission. We provide a range of benefits aligned with local needs, including learning budgets, leave policies, and travel opportunities.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of open source. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for new hires. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer; we foster a workplace free from discrimination and consider all qualified applicants fairly.

Equal opportunity statement

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity of experience and perspective is valued and will be considered in hiring decisions.

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