Ubuntu Core Software Engineer

July 2

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Canonical

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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.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

📋 Description

•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. •We are hiring a Ubuntu Core Software Engineer to redefine the Linux experience in the embedded environments with the smallest, most secure, and updatable operating system in the IoT market. •As an Ubuntu Core team member, you’ll be designing and implementing software that runs on various CPU architectures, such as ARM, RISC-V, and X86. •Build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company. •Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region. •Write high quality code with unit tests to create new features. •Debug Linux system level issues and produce high quality code to fix them. •Collaborate proactively with a distributed team. •Review code produced by other engineers. •Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions. •Integrate diverse bootloaders and maintain gadget snaps. •Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 times a year for internal and external events.

🎯 Requirements

•You love technology and working with brilliant people •You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable •You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated •You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree •You have experience with C or Golang, and Shell •You have a solid understanding of Linux and a modern GNU/Linux distribution, Debian or Ubuntu preferred •You have personal or professional experience with Linux-capable devices such as Raspberry Pi •You have interest in learning or experience in one or more low-level systems and security facilities such as: •Bootloaders in ARM and X86, such as piboot, uboot, grub-uefi •Systemd and units, udev, initrd, graphics •OS level firmware daemons and CLI applications •Linux security implementations - TPM, FDE, LUKS, HSM, etc. •You may have experience or knowledge of Yocto

🏖️ 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