Linux Software Engineer - Ubuntu -Gen Silicon; and seniority levels

Position: Linux Software Engineer - Ubuntu for Next-Gen Silicon (multiple roles and seniority levels)

Linux Software Engineer – Ubuntu for Next‑Gen Silicon (multiple roles and seniority levels)

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with more than 1,200 colleagues in 75+ countries, and virtually all roles are remote.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world.

Our Partner Engineering Team looks for open‑source enthusiasts to work across the full Linux stack, ensuring new silicon technologies, such as hardware accelerators, AI stacks, confidential computing, networking, virtualization and containerization, are optimized for new silicon. Partner Engineering works closely with worldwide silicon companies to optimize Ubuntu for x86, ARM, RISC‑V, Power

PC and s390x architectures.

Role responsibilities

• Collaborating proactively within a distributed team
• Fostering a software ecosystem with a seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
• Evaluating contributions of other engineers to maintain high‑quality software standards
• Playing a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu via new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere
• Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
• Debugging issues on open‑source code and team‑maintained code
• Helping customers integrate their apps, SDKs, build OS images, and optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server
• Working with a team to maintain Ubuntu, silicon features, and silicon‑optimized packages across platforms and technologies such as:
  • Servers, HPC and AI systems, IoT devices, PCs, Smart
    
    NICs and automotive systems
  • AI stacks
  • Graphics, audio and multimedia stacks
  • Virtualisation and Containers
  • Hardware enablement stacks
  • New architectures, architecture variants and optimized tool chains
  • Package management and dependencies
  • Platform security (secure boot, FDE, Ubuntu Core, Confidential Computing)
• Working from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal events

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic track record at both high school and university levels
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path
• A passion for technology and working with brilliant people
• Curiosity, flexibility, articulation and accountability
• Valuing soft skills and being passionate, enterprising, thoughtful and self‑motivated
• Capacity for building partnerships with a diverse set of internal and external groups
• Strong fundamentals in C, C++ and Python
• Experience or interest in learning Linux distribution packaging
• Experience or interest in open‑source maintenance or contribution and licenses
• A fundamental understanding of package management and dependency resolution

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Graphics, audio, or multimedia stacks
  • Virtualisation and containers (Docker, OCI, Kubernetes)
  • Hardware enablement for platforms and devices, including Smart
    
    NICs, NVMe storage, GPUs, audio components, and sensors
  • Performance optimisation
  • Toolchain development and maintenance
  • Networking protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP/REST)
  • Security best practices
  • IoT and embedded systems, including board‑level hardware, SoCs, BMCs, bootloaders, firmware, operating systems, applications and services

What we offer our colleagues

• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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