Senior Engineer - Linux Platform Integration, Ubuntu Systems

March 16

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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

• You will work across the full Linux stack from kernel through networking, virtualization and graphics to optimise Ubuntu, the world’s most widely used Linux desktop and server, for the latest silicon. • Our teams partner with specialist engineers from major silicon companies to integrate next-generation features and performance enhancements for upcoming hardware. • This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to have a meaningful impact on the adoption of Linux across multiple industries. The right candidate must be resourceful, articulate, and able to deliver on a wide variety of solutions across server, desktop and IoT technologies. • Location: This is a Globally remote role • Design and implement the best Ubuntu integration for the latest IoT desktop and server-class hardware platforms and software stacks • Work with partners to deliver an optimised, first class Ubuntu experience on their platforms • Take a holistic approach to the Ubuntu experience on partner platforms with inputs on technical plans, testing strategy, quality metrics • Participate as technical lead on customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge • Help our partners integrate their apps, SDKs, build device OS images, and optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server • Join Canonical, you will partner with bright minds from all over the world, and work with an exciting set of new technologies in a fast growing company with a truly unique and ambitious vision to build a better platform with free software. You will work with customers on exciting IoT, desktop and server platforms and technologies, built to support different verticals: from robots to data centers, from telco to retail, as well as automotive.

🎯 Requirements

• You love technology and working with brilliant people • You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar • You have experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto) • You have experience working with open source communities and licences • You have experience working with Python, C, C++ • You can work in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation. • Nice to have experience with server technologies, including UEFI firmware, GPU computing, RDMA/Infiniband and virtualization stacks • Nice to have experience with graphics stacks • Nice to have good understanding of networking - TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP/REST • Nice to have basic understanding of security best practices in IoT or server environments • Nice to have good communication skills, ideally public speaking experience • Nice to have IoT / Embedded experience – from board and SoC, BMCs, bootloaders and firmware to OS, through apps and services • Nice to have experience working with CI automation platforms such as GitHub • Nice to have experience with performance benchmarking and profiling • Nice to have some experience with Docker/OCI containers/K8s

🏖️ Benefits

• Learning and development opportunities • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual leave • Priority Pass for travel • Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’ • Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events