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Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer – Silicon Enablement

🕒 April 1

🌏 Anywhere in the World

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Posted on Canonical's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship April 1

Still open on Canonical's site. Checked 40 minutes ago.

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Canonical

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Open Source • Cloud • Artificial Intelligence

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 • Work closely with our silicon vendor partners to integrate their platform support into the Ubuntu Linux kernel for their product ranges • Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by partners, customers, the community at large, and discovered by your own rigorous testing • Take responsibility for the delivery of distinct silicon-optimised variants of the Ubuntu Linux kernel to the world • Improve tooling and automation for the delivery and test of Ubuntu Linux kernels • Submit, review, and apply kernel patches, working with both internal and external upstream maintainers • Identify new means of maximising performance on partner silicon

🎯 Requirements

• Well-organised 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 • Significant programming ability in C • Strong grasp of device drivers, BSP’s, and other aspects of hardware-level system engineering • Solid background with git • Understanding of operating system kernel fundamentals • Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks length • Python and Bash scripting ability • Prior background with the major SoC families • Ubuntu/Debian/Snap packaging • Demonstrated experience with Linux kernel patching and debugging • Solid understanding of performance optimisation for silicon platforms

🏖️ Benefits

• Home-based 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 • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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