About the role

Staff engineer modernizing identity and access management across Canonical’s Ubuntu ecosystem using Go and Python. Designing secure APIs, authentication flows, and distributed authorization systems.

Responsibilities

Collaborate proactively with a distributed team, leading technical efforts and discussions
Write clean web service APIs supporting CLI and web frontend clients using Go (Golang) and Python
Design and implement features and enhancements from specification through production and ongoing operations at scale
Review code produced by other engineers and help set quality standards
Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions
Create and enhance management, authentication, and authorization API endpoints
Craft end-user authentication flows from design through implementation
Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns
Modernize the identity stack of Canonical websites and products by driving adoption of best-of-breed IAM technologies
Deliver high-quality products while maintaining engineering excellence
Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

Staff-level or experienced senior software engineer with specific experience building identity and access management products
Familiarity with open source software, standards, protocols and concepts in the identity space, including OpenID, OAuth, and LDAP
Experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems
Secure coding and standards knowledge
Comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path
Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long