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

Linux Software Engineer - Ubuntu for Next-Gen Silicon

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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 initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. Canonical is a founder‑led, profitable, and growing company with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.

Canonical’s Partner Engineering Team is looking for open‑source enthusiasts to work across the full Linux stack to ensure new silicon technologies—such as new hardware accelerators, AI stacks, confidential computing, networking, virtualization, and containerization stacks—are optimized for new silicon.

Partner Engineering works closely with worldwide silicon companies to optimize Ubuntu for their new silicon, from x86, ARM, RISC‑V, Power

PC, and s390x architectures.

Location:

this is a globally remote role.

• 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 via new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere.
• Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, upstream projects, and commercially supported customers.
• Debug issues in open source code and team‑maintained code.
• Help customers integrate their apps, SDKs, build OS images, and optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop, and Server.
• Work 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.
  • Virtualization 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 both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path.
• Love 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 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 and Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company…