Linux Software Engineer - Ubuntu -Gen Silicon; 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 very 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. Our Partner Engineering team works with silicon companies to optimize Ubuntu for new silicon technologies, ensuring efficient performance across architectures such as x86, ARM, RISC‑V, Power

PC and s390x.

Location:

This is a globally remote role.

• Collaborating proactively within a distributed team
• Fostering a software ecosystem with 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 and advising on work 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, 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)
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal events

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
• Love for technology and working with brilliant people
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• Value soft skills and are 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 licensing
• Fundamental understanding of package management and dependency resolution

• 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

• 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 and 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 most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and cloud, we continually change the world.

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