[Remote] Linux Software Engineer - Ubuntu for Next-Gen Silicon (multiple roles and seniority levels)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, known for its Ubuntu platform. The role involves collaborating within a distributed team to optimize Ubuntu for new silicon technologies and ensuring high-quality software standards across various platforms and technologies.
Responsibilities
- 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 both - new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere
- Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
- Debugging issues on open source code and team maintained code.
- Helping our our customers to 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, SmartNICs and automotive systems
- AI stacks
- Graphics, audio and multimedia stacks
- Virtualisation and Containers
- Hardware enablement stacks
- New architectures, architecture variants and optimized toolchains
- 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
Skills
- 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
- You love technology and working with brilliant people
- You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
- You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
- You 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 SmartNICs, 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
Benefits
- 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
Company Overview
- We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in London, England, GB, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.canonical.com/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Canonical has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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