Lead Python 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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as 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 very few office based roles.

Remote in the EMEA region.

The Commercial Systems unit consists of six engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams at Canonical. Services designed, developed and operated by the unit are at the heart of Canonical business and Python plays an integral role. Integrations - the team you'll join - is responsible for automating SaaS user management and onboarding new data sources to the data mesh. The team designs, develops and operates a Python based solution to automate SaaS seat management and track spend across the application portfolio, and integrates internal and external data sources into the data mesh using open source ETL solutions.

• Develop engineering solutions leveraging Python.
• Collaborate with colleagues on technical designs and code reviews.
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team.
• Depending on seniority, coach, mentor and offer career development feedback.
• Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices.

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative path.
• Track record of going above and beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results.
• Experience with software development in Python.
• 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 long.

• Performance engineering and security experience.
• Experience with Airbyte, Ranger, Temporal or Trino.

• Distributed work environment with twice yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products.

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