Junior Software Developer - Observability at CanonicalCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. 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.We are hiring a Junior developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go. As part of the Observability team, you will develop a cloud‑native monitoring stack that composes best‑in‑class open‑source monitoring tools. The stack is opinionated, resilient, and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box. The user experience is polished and seamless for the end‑users, and administrators will enjoy smooth, lightweight Day 1 and Day 2 operations.> This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, Kubernetes, and Observability.The monitoring stack will monitor applications running on a mix of cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and OpenStack, as well as bare‑metal, virtual machines and containers. It will be capable of monitoring applications and infrastructure irrespective of whether they are operated by Juju, and will leverage multiple data sources at various levels of the architecture, including Juju itself,



to contextualise the collected telemetry and insights delivered to the end‑users.LocationThis role will be based remotely in the EMEA and Americas regions.Role entailsCollaborate proactively with a globally distributed teamWrite, test and document high quality code to create current featuresDebug issues and interact with a vibrant communityReview code produced by other engineersAttend conferences to represent Canonical and the Charmed Observability StackWork from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external eventsWhat we are looking for in youYou love technology and working with brilliant peopleYou value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivatedYou have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degreeYou are a skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open sourceYou have a working knowledge of GoYou have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, snap, distributed systems.What we offerDistributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveTeam Member Assistance Program & Wellness PlatformOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company eventsSeniority levelEntry levelEmployment typeFull‑timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware DevelopmentCanonical is an equal opportunity employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Junior Software Developer - Observability (Ottawa)
🏢 Canonical
📍 Ottawa