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INTRODUCTION
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.
We are hiring a Staff-level Software Engineer for Identity Management to work on authorization and access management across Canonical's suite of enterprise products and web services, using Go (Golang) and Python. As a software engineer for Identity Management products of Canonical, you will modernize and expand the capabilities of the identity management solutions we use for authentication and authorization in our products, as well as our canonical.com and ubuntu.com websites. Your work on Identity Management will directly impact the users of all Canonical products. In addition, you will help write Juju charms to manage operational concerns. Technical excellence and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to own the design and delivery of the system, facilitate integrations and work with your team on strategy and execution.
LOCATION:
This role will be based remotely in the EMEA and AMER regions.
THE ROLE ENTAILS
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team, leading technical efforts and discussions
- Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Go (Golang) and Python
- Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale
- Review code produced by other engineers, helping set quality standards
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Create and enhance management, authentication and authorization API endpoints
- Craft end-user authentication flows from design to implementation
- Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns
- Modernize the identity stack of our websites and products by driving adoption of best-of-breed IAM technologies
- Deliver great products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU
- You are a staff-level or experienced senior software engineer, with specific experience building identity and access management products
- You are familiar with the open source software, standards, protocols and concepts in the identity space (e.g. OpenID, OAuth, LDAP)
- You have experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems
- You value secure coding and standards, and enjoy working on teams that do the same
- You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
In addition:
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your 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
WHAT WE OFFER COLLEAGUES
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team conferences in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
ABOUT CANONICAL
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
INTRODUCTION
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.
We are hiring a Staff-level Software Engineer for Identity Management to work on authorization and access management across Canonical's suite of enterprise products and web services, using Go (Golang) and Python. As a software engineer for Identity Management products of Canonical, you will modernize and expand the capabilities of the identity management solutions we use for authentication and authorization in our products, as well as our canonical.com and ubuntu.com websites. Your work on Identity Management will directly impact the users of all Canonical products. In addition, you will help write Juju charms to manage operational concerns. Technical excellence and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to own the design and delivery of the system, facilitate integrations and work with your team on strategy and execution.
LOCATION:
This role will be based remotely in the EMEA and AMER regions.
THE ROLE ENTAILS
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team, leading technical efforts and discussions
- Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Go (Golang) and Python
- Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale
- Review code produced by other engineers, helping set quality standards
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Create and enhance management, authentication and authorization API endpoints
- Craft end-user authentication flows from design to implementation
- Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns
- Modernize the identity stack of our websites and products by driving adoption of best-of-breed IAM technologies
- Deliver great products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU
- You are a staff-level or experienced senior software engineer, with specific experience building identity and access management products
- You are familiar with the open source software, standards, protocols and concepts in the identity space (e.g. OpenID, OAuth, LDAP)
- You have experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems
- You value secure coding and standards, and enjoy working on teams that do the same
- You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform
In addition:
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your 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
WHAT WE OFFER COLLEAGUES
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team conferences in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
ABOUT CANONICAL
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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Who's Hiring
- Speechify103
- CVS Health60
- Pond & Company32
- Humana26
- Jack Henry & Associates15
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software343
- Consulting & Professional Services124
- Healthcare & Medical Services107
- Insurance45
- Electronics & Hardware31
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote staff engineer jobs.
- 8 or more years of software engineering experience with a strong distributed systems background
- Demonstrated ability to set technical direction across multiple engineering teams or codebases
- Deep expertise in at least one major programming language such as Go, Java, Python, or Rust
- Experience designing and operating large-scale, high-availability production systems
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, infrastructure, and engineering leadership
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Remote Staff Engineer Job Search
Show scope and influence on your resume
Staff engineer roles are evaluated on organizational impact, not just technical output. Rewrite your bullets to show how many teams or systems your decisions affected, not just what you personally built or shipped.
Tailor your resume to the technical pillar
Platform, infrastructure, backend, and developer experience staff roles have different expectations. Read the job description for signals about which pillar it sits in, then front-load your resume with matching depth in that area.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists staff engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter for company engineering maturity
A staff engineer title means very different things at a Series A startup versus a 10,000-person public company. Look for signals in the job description about team size, architecture complexity, and whether a staff layer already exists before you invest time applying.
Prepare a system design story for interviews
Almost every staff engineer interview includes a large-scale system design exercise. Go in with two or three real examples where you made consequential architectural decisions, can articulate the tradeoffs you rejected, and can explain the longer-term outcome.
Negotiate scope and team structure, not just pay
At the staff level, the reporting structure, the problem space, and whether you have autonomy to set technical direction matter as much as compensation. Ask explicitly about what organizational authority the role carries before you accept.
Remote Staff Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote staff engineer job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they hire remotely by default and know how to onboard someone they never meet in person. Remote staff engineer employers screen hard for self-direction and clear written communication on top of the core skills, so show evidence you can own work without someone over your shoulder. Apply to the openings above that match your experience.
Which companies hire remote staff engineers?
Companies hiring remote staff engineers include Speechify, CVS Health, and Pond & Company, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first firms and large companies running distributed teams post the most remote staff engineer roles.
Can you get a remote staff engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but it is harder than an on-site role, because remote work expects you to operate independently from the start. Entry-level remote staff engineer openings do exist, especially at remote-first companies, and a portfolio of real work helps more than a long resume. Applying broadly to the roles that fit improves your odds.
Do you need a degree for remote staff engineer jobs?
Not always. Many employers hire remote staff engineers on demonstrated skills and prior work rather than a specific degree, though some larger companies still prefer one. Showing relevant results matters more than a credential for most remote staff engineer roles.
Which industries hire the most remote staff engineers?
The sectors hiring the most remote staff engineers are Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors run distributed teams and hire staff engineers remotely most consistently.
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