Growth Engineer – Canonical
Canonical is a general open‑source company that provides the platforms for cloud, AI, and IoT. We are looking for a Growth Engineer who will own our marketing technology stack, data architecture, and infrastructure to enable automated, data‑driven growth at scale.
Location: Remote, EMEA region.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain the core data infrastructure and martech stack that supports marketing and sales goals.
- Develop robust data pipelines, automations, and integrations between our CRM, marketing platforms, and data warehouse.
- Architect and manage APIs for seamless system integration and data flow across the stack.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, and product teams to understand needs and architect technical solutions.
- Implement software engineering best practices – clean code, CI/CD, automated testing, and version control.
- Explore and integrate cutting‑edge tools to enhance data capabilities and operational efficiency.
- Support marketing team members with strategic expertise, setting up and monitoring automations.
- Build on automation and AI to improve lead management and marketing efficiency.
- Develop Canonical's martech stack to industry leading standard.
Qualifications
- System Design: Expertise in system design, particularly in data, strong understanding of networking, proxies, and data ingress/egress patterns.
- Cloud & Databases: Proficiency with cloud data warehousing (BigQuery), relational databases (Postgres), object stores (S3). Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Redis a plus.
- API Architecture: Deep knowledge of API design, primary focus on REST. Experience with GraphQL beneficial.
- Programming: Senior‑level knowledge of Python (OOP, APIs, asyncio, scientific libraries) and SQL (Trino, dbt highly valued).
- Web Technologies: Solid understanding of web application backend‑frontend processes. JavaScript required; React experience nice‑to‑have.
- Engineering Best Practices: Commitment to clean, maintainable code; experience in CI/CD, automated testing, Git.
- Mindset: Curious, collaborative problem‑solver with growth mindset; strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust across teams.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay based on location, experience, and skills.
- Annual compensation review.
- Annual holiday leave.
- Parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Personal learning and development budget (USD 2,000 per year).
- Remote‑first environment since 2004.
- Travel opportunities and company travel benefits.
- Recognition rewards.
About Canonical
Canonical is the leading open‑source technology firm that publishes Ubuntu and powers AI, IoT, and cloud infrastructure. We are a remote‑first company dedicated to building a better future through open collaboration.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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