Distributed Systems Engineer
Canonical · Engineering · Senior · 19d ago
Open to candidates across EMEA.
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Who can apply
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Open to candidates across EMEA.
“Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.”
Canonical employs over 1,200 people across 75+ countries, with this role working remotely across EMEA.
- Async-first
- The listing doesn't promise async-first working.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- Canonical offers a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Annual retreat
- Teams meet in person two to four times yearly for international team sprints and alignment.
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About the role
As a Distributed Systems Engineer, you will develop cutting-edge telemetry, connectivity, and data streaming capabilities within the Snappy and Ubuntu ecosystems. Working with Go and Python, you will build high-throughput, low-latency APIs and backend services, partner with infrastructure teams for both SaaS and containerized on-premise deployments, and establish security and compliance best practices for enterprise IoT environments.
What you'll do
- Design, architect, and build high-performance APIs and streaming data pipelines using Go and Python.
- Develop governance, auditing, and management systems within an advanced telemetry platform.
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to deliver scalable cloud SaaS solutions and containerized enterprise deployments.
- Lead design and implementation of new features from technical specification to production deployment.
- Review code and designs, establish engineering best practices, and mentor junior engineers.
- Travel internationally 2 to 4 times per year to participate in team sprints and strategic alignment events.
What you bring
- Proven experience designing scalable backend systems, data pipelines, and REST APIs in Go or Python.
- Strong cybersecurity and compliance foundation covering IAM models, encryption, and frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA.
- Expertise in data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, MQTT, RabbitMQ) and observability tooling (OpenTelemetry).
- Familiarity with Ubuntu as both a development and deployment operating platform.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
- Willingness to travel 2-4 weeks per year for internal and external events.
About Canonical
Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, powering breakthrough cloud, IoT, and AI initiatives globally. A pioneer of remote collaboration since 2004, the company employs over 1,200 team members across more than 75 countries.
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