Junior Linux Kernel Engineer – Ubuntu

🕒 April 1

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Canonical

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

Open Source • Cloud • AI

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Collaborate regularly and proactively with a globally distributed team • Learn from senior mentors to demystify the inner workings of the Linux kernel and how it is distributed • Work closely with external silicon, cloud, or hardware manufacturer delivery teams on bleeding-edge platforms • Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by customers, the community, and discovered by your own rigorous testing • Take personal responsibility for the delivery of various flavors of the Ubuntu Linux kernel • Improve tooling and automation for delivery and test of Ubuntu Linux kernels • Submit, review, and apply kernel patches, working with both internal and external upstream maintainers

🎯 Requirements

• Well-organized and motivated self-starter able to thrive in a remote work environment • Professional manner with colleagues, business partners, and the open-source community • Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal • Programming experience in C and/or Rust • Familiarity with version control practices, ideally with git • Understanding of operating system kernel fundamentals • Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks length

🏖️ Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints 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