Embedded Linux Field Engineer Devices​/IoT

Overview

Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT — Canonical. 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 cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We hire globally with a distributed team and minimal office-based roles.

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology
• Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
• Participate in the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders, and contribute to the development or refinement of generic solutions to unlock market potential
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience — Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Distribution / Packaging experience (deb, rpm, ...)
• Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot...)
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, ability to multi-task
• A personal drive to meet commitments
• An humble learner and quick study
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences
• For positions in Japan and Korea, ability to speak and write the local language at a professional level

• Experience with customer engagements is a plus, but not a requirement

• 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 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 company that publishes Ubuntu, we support AI, IoT and cloud initiatives and recruit on a global basis. We value excellence and continuous learning, with many colleagues working remotely since 2004.

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.