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What you should know
We checked this opportunity from Canonical. It is listed as Africa eligible · wider Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
The work location is Home based - Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Employer-stated compensation: Salary not included in the job posting.
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About this role
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a software developer to focus on dqlite, our distributed SQLite database which uses our own Raft library for establishing consensus and replication. Dqlite is available as a pure C library or through a Go package that we also maintain, and we intend to provide bindings for Python and other languages. You will design and implement enhancements to the libraft, dqlite and go-dqlite components which we consume in MicroK8s, LXD and other projects. Work includes development in those pieces of software as well as responding to issues and user inquiries. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to have a meaningful impact on modern computing technologies. Canonical offers a fast-paced team environment and a career full of learning and development opportunities. Location : This is a remote position available in EMEA What you will focus on • Design and implement features across dqlite • Debug and fix issues encountered by your users • Improve Jepsen tests, traditional HA database automated testing and stress tests • Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural review • Engage with the open source community and commercial partners What we are looking for in you • Experience with distributed systems (preferably with Raft) • Good C programming experience • Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and concurrency patterns a plus • Capacity to learn quickly about new systems and techniques • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree What we offer you We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outsta Job description: Home based - EMEA
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About the employer
Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu and develops open-source technology used across cloud, enterprise, IoT and AI environments.
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How this listing was checked
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- Source checked
- September 8, 2026
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- Work setup and location
- Remote · Home based - Europe, the Middle East and Africa
- Who can apply
- Africa eligible · wider Europe, Middle East and Africa region · Confirmed by source
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