
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Open Source • Cloud • Artificial Intelligence
Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.
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501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Open Source • Cloud • Artificial Intelligence
Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team, leading technical efforts and discussions • Write clean web service APIs supporting CLI and web frontend clients using Go (Golang) and Python • Design and implement features and enhancements from specification through production and ongoing operations at scale • Review code produced by other engineers and help set quality standards • Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions • Create and enhance management, authentication, and authorization API endpoints • Craft end-user authentication flows from design through implementation • Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns • Modernize the identity stack of Canonical websites and products by driving adoption of best-of-breed IAM technologies • Deliver high-quality products while maintaining engineering excellence • Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
• Staff-level or experienced senior software engineer with specific experience building identity and access management products • Familiarity with open source software, standards, protocols and concepts in the identity space, including OpenID, OAuth, and LDAP • Experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems • Secure coding and standards knowledge • Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
• Performance-driven annual bonus or commission • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Maternity and paternity leave • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team conferences in person
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