Back-End Engineer (Python) at Remote People | EMEA

Join Canonical as a Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in revolutionizing open source software management on public clouds and data centers. As part of our dynamic global team, you'll leverage Python and Kubernetes to create innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency. Your work will involve designing and delivering robust software operations code across the Linux stack, ensuring our systems scale effectively and meet the demands of our diverse customer base. This role is perfect for passionate engineers who thrive in a collaborative environment and are excited about cloud computing and open source technologies.

Canonical, a premier provider of open-source software and operating systems, is on the lookout for an Engineering Manager specializing in Python and Kubernetes. This role is pivotal in cultivating a top-notch DevOps culture within our Information Systems department. At Canonical, we believe in revolutionizing the management of complex business operations and empowering our customers to adopt innovative solutions. As the Engineering Manager, you will lead a dedicated team, driving the transformation of internal workloads to align with the same open-source workloads our customers operate. Your leadership will ensure the high availability of Ubuntu and our services globally, while fostering an environment of quality, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Canonical is at the forefront of open-source software and operating systems, powering numerous enterprise technology solutions worldwide. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, is pivotal in transformative areas such as public cloud computing, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering innovation, and IoT. We serve leading public cloud and semiconductor firms, along with industry frontrunners in various sectors. As a pioneer of global distributed teamwork, we have over 1200 team members across 75 countries, with minimal office-based roles. Our teams gather in engaging locations worldwide two to four times a year to align on strategies and execution. We're a founder-led, profitable, and rapidly growing organization. Currently, we are seeking skilled Software Engineers proficient in Python, Packaging, and Linux, who are eager to positively influence the daily operations of numerous snap, rock, and charm publishers. Success in this role requires a keen interest in packaging formats, build systems, and automation that simplify software delivery for developers and engineers, reaching the broadest possible audience. You will design and maintain specialized Python tools that facilitate the developer build and publication process. Our team is responsible for the tooling that builds snaps, charms, and the latest addition, rocks. Snapcraft empowers developers to deliver app updates seamlessly to millions of Linux systems, removing the complexities associated with supported releases and installation instructions. This platform supports thousands of applications from a diverse group of over a thousand developers, including well-known names like Spotify, Slack, and Microsoft. Charmcraft fosters collaboration among charmed operator developers, enabling publication on Charmhub, the home of the Charmed Operator Collection. Charmed Operators allow developers to package software, including databases, event queues, and observability tools, alongside operational code, streamlining the integration and operation of software in their environments.

Canonical, a trailblazer in open-source software and operating systems for the global enterprise and tech landscape, is seeking a passionate Graduate Software Engineer to join our innovative team. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, powers transformative initiatives in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT, serving leading public cloud and silicon providers worldwide.As a fully remote company with over 1,200 dedicated professionals across 75+ countries, we prioritize collaborative global engagement, meeting in unique locations 2 to 4 times a year to align on strategic goals.In this role, you will be instrumental in developing, testing, and enhancing Ubuntu’s presence on public cloud platforms. Your contributions will directly impact the quality and stability of Ubuntu, which is pivotal for our global user base. Collaborating with our Ubuntu teams and major cloud partners, you will ensure the continuous improvement of our cloud images while actively engaging with our users to meet their needs.This position demands a strong foundation in Python software engineering, with a keen focus on interoperability across diverse releases and environments. Proficiency in Python is essential, and contributions to open-source projects will be considered a significant advantage. You will also manage Ubuntu images, so familiarity with apt configuration, deb packaging, and system administration will enhance your effectiveness in this role.We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about the Ubuntu project and are committed to developing tools that empower millions globally. A focus on quality, attention to edge cases, user experience, comprehensive documentation, and community engagement is paramount. You will work with a diverse user spectrum, from mission-critical environments to enthusiastic hobbyists, guiding best engineering practices to cater to all.

Join Canonical, a leading provider of open-source software, as a Software Engineer focused on developing innovative Python-based container images. In this role, you will create and maintain a diverse array of container images, collaborating with various teams to ensure the highest quality and an exceptional Ubuntu user experience. You will play a pivotal role in automating Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes, leveraging your expertise in container-based DevOps. By contributing to cutting-edge products like OCI images, you will help shape the future of container technology. This position offers the opportunity to work remotely across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA while engaging with a global community of tech professionals.

Canonical stands at the forefront of open-source software development, delivering innovative operating systems and solutions tailored for global enterprises and technology sectors. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, is integral to transformative initiatives across public cloud infrastructure, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering advancements, and the Internet of Things (IoT). We proudly serve renowned public cloud providers, silicon manufacturers, and industry pioneers across diverse sectors. As a leader in global distributed collaboration, we boast a dynamic team of over 1,200 professionals across more than 80 countries, with minimal office-based roles. Our teams convene for strategic alignment and collaboration two to four times a year in captivating locations worldwide.Founded, profitable, and on a growth trajectory, we are seeking a Python Software Engineer dedicated to engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and skill development. This role presents an exciting opportunity to engage with popular software systems, cutting-edge integration technologies, and pioneering open-source projects.The Commercial Systems division consists of six engineering teams that collaborate closely with other technical and business units at Canonical. The services engineered and maintained by this division are crucial to our operations, with Python playing a vital role in our initiatives. We invite talented Python Software Engineers to join our dedicated Integrations team.The Integrations team focuses on automating SaaS user management and onboarding new data sources into our data mesh. This team is tasked with designing, developing, and operating Python-based solutions to streamline SaaS seat management and monitor expenditures across our application portfolio. Additionally, the team integrates various internal and external data sources into the data mesh through open-source ETL solutions, empowering data-driven decision-making across the organization.Location: This position is fully remote, available to candidates in the EMEA region.

Canonical, a trailblazer in open source software and operating systems for global enterprises, is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our dynamic Kubernetes product team. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, is integral to cutting-edge enterprise initiatives including public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. With a customer base that includes top public cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders across various sectors, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of global collaboration. Our team comprises over 1000 professionals across 70 countries, primarily working remotely, with occasional in-person meetings held in exciting locations worldwide to strategize and execute effectively.As we continue to grow, we invite a passionate Software Engineer to contribute to our Kubernetes offerings. You will play a pivotal role in developing operators and add-ons, ensuring seamless lifecycle management of critical components while delivering a zero-ops experience for project integration into Kubernetes. This position provides a unique opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge open-source technologies, enhancing user functionality and collaborating with industry peers to deliver optimal solutions to our customers.If you are enthusiastic about open source software, Linux, Golang, Python, and Kubernetes, we would love to hear from you!Location: This is a remote role available for candidates in EMEA and the Americas.

Join Canonical, a global leader in open source technology, as a Senior Python Engineer. In this dynamic remote role, you will develop high-quality Python applications that power our innovative solutions in cloud computing, data science, and IoT. Collaborate with a diverse team of experts, contribute to impactful projects, and engage with the open-source community to enhance software operations globally. If you are passionate about creating exceptional software and driving technical excellence, we want to hear from you!

Canonical, a forefront provider of open source software and operating systems, is on the lookout for a dedicated Software Engineer specializing in Distributed Systems Testing. In this role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the quality and resilience of applications built on Canonical’s renowned Ubuntu and Juju platforms. Your expertise will drive the success of multi-cloud deployable applications, enhancing our reputation in key areas such as public cloud, data science, AI, and IoT. We prioritize quality engineering, seeking individuals who can employ data-driven strategies to enhance testing, automation, reporting, and analytics. Join our globally distributed team as we test and deploy cutting-edge cloud solutions in diverse environments, from bare metal in customer data centers to major public clouds including AWS, GCE, and Azure. You'll have the opportunity to develop CI pipelines, test innovative products on new clouds, and contribute to the advancement of our AI/ML pipelines for automated test result analysis.

Join us in revolutionizing the deployment of MongoDB across diverse cloud environments! At Canonical, we strive to develop the premier open-source alternative to MongoDB Atlas and Amazon DocumentDB, enabling users to take full control of their data across multi-cloud and on-premise infrastructures.We are on the lookout for a seasoned Python developer with expertise in MongoDB to help us create a robust, fully managed MongoDB solution utilizing Juju. Your contributions will be pivotal in designing the most secure and reliable methods for deploying and managing MongoDB on physical machines, virtual machines, public cloud platforms, and Kubernetes. As part of our small MongoDB team, you will play a crucial role, and your efforts will significantly influence our product and the broader open-source ecosystem.

About UsAt iterative.ai, we are dedicated to developing innovative open-source tools for machine learning, such as DVC (over 12k ⭐ on GitHub), and robust enterprise-level data infrastructure solutions. Our collaboration platform, Studio, enhances teamwork and productivity. As a well-funded (Series A) remote-first organization with a team of over 50 skilled professionals, we aim to simplify the challenges associated with managing datasets, ML infrastructure, the ML models lifecycle, and various data-centric workflows.We prioritize effective collaboration and communication, not only within our teams but also in our interactions with users. We are committed to balancing and responding to the needs of both our open-source community and our enterprise clients.Explore More About Us: Website Docs : GitHub Blog ⏯ YouTube Discord

Join Canonical's innovative Certification team as a Python Software Engineer, where you'll develop essential tools that ensure the seamless operation of desktops, laptops, servers, and IoT devices. Our work bridges the gap between hardware and software, making familiarity with both critical for success in this role.As part of the Certification team, you'll contribute to the development of tools that certify hardware compatibility with Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Desktop, and Server. Explore our certified devices at ubuntu.com/certified.We design hardware solutions for independent device probing and establish software testing frameworks that evaluate every aspect of Ubuntu's performance on this hardware. This role is perfect for those eager to make a significant impact on the adoption of Linux across diverse device categories and industries. At Canonical, we foster a dynamic, fast-paced work environment filled with learning and development opportunities. The team is primarily located in EMEA time zones, collaborating with colleagues across the Americas and APAC.Collaborate with silicon manufacturers, OEMs, ODMs, and internal teams to guarantee a smooth and secure out-of-the-box Ubuntu experience. Your contributions could lead to improved Ubuntu experiences across an increasing array of devices.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Join Enveritas, a mission-driven non-profit organization, as a Backend Software Engineer! By developing software solutions, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the livelihoods of millions of coffee farmers globally. As a Y Combinator-backed startup, we are looking for talented individuals to join our Engineering & Data Group on a full-time remote basis. Explore more about this opportunity and our team at https://www.enveritas.org/jobs/backend-software-eng/ About Our Engineering & Data Group We are a diverse, innovative, and collaborative team of around thirty members from various backgrounds, including journalism, academia, and international industries. Our group boasts a gender representation of 36% identifying as women and/or nonbinary, and many of us are parents or soon-to-be parents. Our mission is to build and maintain software that collects, analyzes, and reports crucial data regarding the conditions and practices of coffee farmers. This large-scale data collection involves intricate systems working in harmony, leveraging technology to facilitate every step—from identifying coffee farms through satellite imagery to coordinating survey modifications across diverse country teams and detecting real-time data anomalies for prompt investigation. Ultimately, we aim to provide roasters and stakeholders with actionable insights to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of smallholder farmers. Our backend systems are primarily built using Python and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, hosted on AWS through containerized services. We embrace GitHub for version control, CI/CD for deployment, and Terraform to manage infrastructure. Your Role and Responsibilities As a Backend Software Engineer within our EUDR engineering team, you will focus on enhancing backend systems designed to process customer-submitted farm lists, validate and transform inputs, and integrate them with our deforestation detection models and geospatial datasets. Your key responsibilities will include: Backend Feature Development and Maintenance: Improve our EUDR backend services, refine geospatial workflows, and enhance data integrity checks and error handling. Investigative Problem-Solving: Collaborate with the Support team to trace issues, analyze data, and develop solutions for any discrepancies. Flexibility in Requirements: Adapt to ambiguous or evolving requirements while ensuring project goals are met.

Canonical is a pioneering force in the realm of open-source software and operating systems, catering to global enterprises and technology markets. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, powers transformative initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We proudly serve some of the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers as well as industry frontrunners across various sectors. Our company champions global distributed collaboration, featuring over 1200 dedicated professionals across more than 80 countries, with minimal office-based roles. Teams convene in person two to four times a year in exciting global locations to align on strategies and execution.As a founder-led, profitable, and rapidly growing company, we are excited to announce an opening for a Python Engineering Manager. We seek a leader who embodies accountability in developing internal products, maintains high engineering quality standards, continuously enhances their skills and those of their team members, and possesses a strong drive for results. This role presents an excellent opportunity to collaborate with talented individuals and leverage innovative open-source solutions to support Canonical's growth.The Commercial Systems unit consists of six engineering teams that work closely with other engineering and business teams at Canonical. The services crafted, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are integral to Canonical's operations, with Python playing a crucial role in our success. We are looking for software engineering managers to lead these teams:The Data Governance team is dedicated to enabling secure and well-governed access to comprehensive datasets sourced from various internal and external data sources, organized within a data mesh. This team employs well-known open-source data governance tools like Trino and Ranger, defines and executes data governance processes, and democratizes data across Canonical.The Integrations team focuses on automating SaaS user management and onboarding new data sources into the data mesh. This team designs, develops, and operates a Python-based solution to automate SaaS seat management and track expenditures across the application portfolio. Additionally, the team integrates both internal and external data sources into the data mesh using open-source ETL solutions, empowering data-driven decision-making within the organization.Location: This position is fully remote within the EMEA region.

Who Are We?Admios has been at the forefront of nearshore software development in Latin America since 2005, collaborating with leading technology companies in Silicon Valley. Our dynamic team of 50 engineers spans 12 countries across Central and South America. We pride ourselves on attracting the most skilled developers in the region and tackling complex engineering challenges that push the boundaries of technology.Discover the unique advantages of working with us:Continuous Learning: We are committed to cultivating a well-rounded skillset encompassing technical, soft, and management skills, establishing a robust career foundation.Top Benefits: Experience an unparalleled benefits package compared to other service firms in Latin America, including generous personal time off, family leave, health benefits, and extensive personal and work reimbursements.Client Collaboration: Enjoy the opportunity to work directly with clients, fostering lasting relationships. After two years on an account, our clients can hire our engineers directly if both parties agree.

Are you a talented software engineer with profound knowledge in infrastructure and a systems-oriented mindset eager to influence the future of AI? As large-scale language models become pivotal in understanding real-world systems, cloud architectures, and performance-critical infrastructure, your expertise will play a key role in shaping their training data. We are seeking Software Engineer Infrastructure Specialists proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. Your focus on systems thinking, software and infrastructure architecture, performance optimization, and quality engineering will be essential. You will engage with advanced language models through realistic infrastructure and platform scenarios that involve cloud design, Infrastructure-as-Code abstractions, deployment workflows, scalability challenges, and failure modes. Your work will evaluate how these models reason about architectural tradeoffs, abstraction layers, environment isolation, state management, and reliability across distributed systems. On a daily basis, you will interact with the model on infrastructure and platform engineering tasks utilizing JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. Your responsibilities include verifying architectural integrity and logical correctness, assessing code quality and testing strategies, analyzing performance bottlenecks and deployment risks, capturing reproducible failure cases, and recommending enhancements to prompt design and evaluation metrics to fortify model reasoning. A bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related technical field is preferred. Practical experience in cloud platforms, infrastructure engineering, platform or DevOps roles, performance analysis, or QA practices is crucial. Exceptional technical communication and the ability to clearly articulate system-level reasoning and tradeoffs are vital. Are you ready to transform your engineering skills into the foundational knowledge for tomorrow's AI? Apply now and begin training the model that will educate the world.

AstralAt Astral, our mission is to enhance the productivity of the Python ecosystem by developing innovative developer tools that empower developers to deliver exceptional software more efficiently.We have successfully launched Ruff, a lightning-fast Python linter and formatter, and uv, a robust Python package manager — both of which are among the fastest-growing tools in the developer community.Our ongoing initiatives include pioneering a state-of-the-art type checker and expanding our first hosted services.Our founding team comprises the creators of ripgrep, bat, hyperfine, and maturin; early contributors to Biome and Prefect; along with several CPython core developers — all innovating at the nexus of Rust and Python.The RoleWe are seeking backend and infrastructure engineers to spearhead the development of our inaugural hosted product.This role involves a full-stack, greenfield project to create an entirely new product that seamlessly integrates with Astral's open-source tools. You will collaborate with a small, dynamic team, working closely with our CEO and iterating rapidly alongside top-tier design partners.In this position, you will have a substantial impact on the technical stack and strategic direction of the product, potentially overseeing any (or all) of the following:Architecting and implementing our cloud infrastructure stack (e.g., cloud providers, hosting, deployment) with a strong emphasis on scalability and efficiency.Developing our deployment system, encompassing monitoring, metrics, and observability while managing incident response and triage.Creating and optimizing our cloud storage and content delivery strategies.Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

About BraintrustBraintrust is at the forefront of AI observability, providing an innovative platform that seamlessly connects evaluation and observability within a single workflow. Our technology empowers developers to gain comprehensive insights into AI behavior in production, equipping them with the necessary tools for enhancement.Leading companies such as Notion, Stripe, Zapier, Vercel, and Ramp utilize Braintrust to benchmark models, assess prompts, and identify regressions—transforming production data into improved AI with every iteration.Role OverviewWe are seeking talented engineers to create open-source libraries that enable customers to observe, comprehend, and optimize AI functionalities within their production applications. These Software Development Kits (SDKs) are pivotal to Braintrust's platform, facilitating evaluation and observability across diverse environments, frameworks, and AI providers.This position is perfect for engineers who are enthusiastic about enhancing developer experiences, mastering API design, and crafting swift, dependable, and conventionally designed libraries. You will oversee the entire SDK lifecycle, from conceptualization and development to release, documentation, and community engagement. Your contributions will be integrated into a multitude of applications and will help shape the adoption and operationalization of AI across various industries.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop sophisticated, idiomatic, and resilient SDKs that drive Braintrust’s LLM evaluation and AI observability platform.Ensure libraries are user-friendly, efficient, and enjoyable to work with, focusing on developer experience and performance.Integrate with prominent AI providers, frameworks, and platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini.Create tools and automation processes to enhance testing, profiling, and streamline release workflows.Collaborate closely with backend, platform, and product teams to deliver a cohesive and refined developer experience.Act as a community ambassador: engage with users, understand their challenges, assist in merging their fixes, and demonstrate empathy towards their needs.

Join Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem, as a Security Engineer focused on fortifying our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production systems. In this pivotal technical role, you will enhance our security posture, prioritize preventative measures, and implement secure-by-default platforms. Collaborating closely with our Platform, DevOps, and Engineering teams, you will design and operate security tools across cloud environments, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, with a strong emphasis on developing production-grade security software using Python.