Senior Engineer – Linux Platform Integration, Ubuntu Systems

🕒 April 1

🌏 Anywhere in the World

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Canonical

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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

• 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 optimized, 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 • Work with the most advanced operating systems and application technologies available in the enterprise world.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar • Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto) • Experience working with open source communities and licenses • Experience working with Python, C, C++ • Ability to 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 • Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004! • 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