Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Linux

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

• Work across the full Linux stack from kernel through GUI to optimise Ubuntu, the world’s most widely used Linux desktop and server, for the latest silicon. • The role is a fast-paced, problem-solving role that’s challenging yet very exciting. The right candidate must be resourceful, articulate, and able to deliver on a wide variety of solutions across PC and IoT technologies. • Our teams partner with specialist engineers from major silicon companies to integrate next-generation features and performance enhancements for upcoming hardware. • Design and implement the best Ubuntu integration for the latest IoT and server-class hardware platforms and software stacks • Work with partners to deliver a delightful, 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 complex customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge • Help our customers integrate their apps, SDKs, build device OS images, optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server • Work with the most advanced operating systems and application technologies available in the enterprise world.

🎯 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 C, C++ • You can work in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation. • Experience with graphics stacks • Good understanding of networking - TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP/REST • Basic understanding of security best practices in IoT or server environments • Good communication skills, ideally public speaking experience • IoT / Embedded experience – from board and SoC, BMCs, bootloaders and firmware to OS, through apps and services • Some experience with Docker/OCI containers/K8s

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004! • Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • 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