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Distributed Systems Engineer

Canonical

IT Helpdesk & Application SupportRemoteNot stated by employerQualification-specificHome based - WorldwideWorldwide34d ago

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We checked this opportunity from Canonical. It is listed as Worldwide.

The work location is Home based - Worldwide. 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 1200+ colleagues in 75+ 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. This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and web services at scale. Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing pre-IPO international software company. Canonical’s engineering team is at the forefront of the IoT revolution and aims to strengthen this position by developing cutting-edge telemetry and connectivity solutions. By integrating reliable, secure, and robust data streaming capabilities into the Snappy ecosystem, we are setting new standards in the industry for ease of development, implementation, management and security. We are seeking talented individuals to help us enhance our global SaaS services, providing customers with the essential data services needed to build the next generation of IoT devices effortlessly. Our commitment to data governance, ownership, and confidentiality is unparalleled, ensuring our customers can innovate with confidence on top of the globally trusted Ubuntu platform. Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region. What your day will look like • Work remotely with a globally distributed team, driving technical excellence and fostering innovation across diverse engineering environments. • Design, architect, and build high-performance APIs to power streaming data services, ensuring seamless integration across teams and products using Python and Go. • Develop robust governance, auditing, and management systems within our advanced telemetry platform, ensuring security, compliance, and operational integrity. • Partner with our infrastructure team to build scalable cloud-based SaaS solutions while also delivering containerized on-prem deployments for enterprise customers. • Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of new features, taking projects from specification to production, ensuring operational excellence at scale. • Provide technical oversight, review code and designs, and set best practices to maintain engin Job description: Home based - Worldwide

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Canonical

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and develops open-source technology used across cloud, enterprise, IoT and AI environments.

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Canonical
Source checked
September 8, 2026
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Work setup and location
Remote · Home based - Worldwide
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Worldwide · Confirmed by source
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