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

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

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. The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing, with a Global‑remote role available.

• Collaborate proactively within a distributed team.
• Foster a software ecosystem with a seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users.
• Evaluate contributions of other engineers to maintain high‑quality software standards.
• Play a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu through new ideas and advising on work being done elsewhere.
• Collaborate with teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, upstream projects, and commercial customers.
• Debug issues in open‑source and team‑maintained code.
• Help customers integrate their apps, SDKs, build OS images, and optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop, and Server.
• Maintain Ubuntu, silicon features, and silicon‑optimized packages across platforms and technologies such as:
  Servers, HPC and AI systems, IoT devices, PCs, Smart
  
  NICs, automotive systems, AI stacks, graphics/audio/multimedia stacks, virtualisation and containers, hardware enablement stacks, new architectures and variants, optimized tool chains, package management, dependencies, and platform security (secure boot, FDE, confidential computing).
• Work from home with global travel 2–4 weeks for internal events.

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path.
• Love technology and working with brilliant people.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated.
• Value 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.
• Fundamental understanding of package management and dependency resolution.

• Experience with one or more of the following: graphics, audio, or multimedia stacks; virtualization and containers (Docker, OCI, Kubernetes); hardware enablement for platforms and devices, including Smart
  
  NICs, NVMe storage, GPUs, audio components, and sensors; performance optimization; 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.

• 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.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the world’s most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world daily. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for newcomers.

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