Remote Linux Software Engineer - Ubuntu on New Silicon

Canonical Ltd.; Dubai; Remote; AED 331,000 - 514,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Learning budget

Travel opportunities

Annual compensation review

Holiday leave

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. seeks engineers for its Partner Engineering team to optimize Ubuntu on new silicon, including AI stacks, confidential computing, and virtualization. This globally remote role requires collaboration across distributed teams and customers worldwide.

You should have a strong academic record, a technical undergraduate degree, and passion for open source. Proficiency in C, C++, Python and container tooling is expected, with interest in packaging and ecosystem maintenance.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in C, C++ and Python.
• Experience or interest in learning Linux distribution packaging.
• Experience or interest in open source maintenance or contributions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a distributed team to optimize Ubuntu for new silicon technologies.
• Help customers integrate apps and SDKs with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.
• Maintain Ubuntu silicon features and packages across platforms and tech stacks.
• Contribute to hardware enablement and toolchains for AI stacks and containers.

Skills

C programming

C++

Python

Education

Technical Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical Ltd. seeks engineers for its Partner Engineering team to optimize Ubuntu on new silicon, including AI stacks, confidential computing, and virtualization. This globally remote role requires collaboration across distributed teams and customers worldwide.

You should have a strong academic record, a technical undergraduate degree, and passion for open source. Proficiency in C, C++, Python and container tooling is expected, with interest in packaging and ecosystem maintenance.