Remote Linux Engineer for Next-Gen Silicon on Ubuntu

Canonical Ltd.; Brussel Hoofdstad; Remote; EUR 126,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Global team travel 2–4 weeks a year

Learning budget USD 2,000/year

Annual compensation review

Maternity/paternity leave

Wellness platform

Travel opportunities to meet Colleagu

Job summary

Canonical’s Partner Engineering Team seeks open-source enthusiasts to optimize Ubuntu for new silicon across x86, ARM, RISC-V. This globally remote role collaborates with distributed teams, debugs open-source code, and helps customers integrate apps, SDKs, and build OS images for Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.

You will travel 2–4 weeks per year for internal events. Canonical offers a remote-first culture with a learning budget and annual reviews.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in C, C++ and Python.
• Experience or interest in Linux distribution packaging.
• Open source maintenance or contribution experience is a plus.
• Understanding of package management and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a distributed team to optimize Ubuntu for new silicon.
• Shape the future of Ubuntu via ideas and advising on work elsewhere.
• Collaborate with Ubuntu, Debian communities, upstream projects, and customers.
• Debug open source code and team-maintained code.
• Assist customers to integrate apps and build OS images for Ubuntu Core/Desktop/Server.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Linux packaging

Open-source

Distributed teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Undergraduate technical degree

Academic excellence

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OCI

Git

Package management

Job description

Canonical’s Partner Engineering Team seeks open-source enthusiasts to optimize Ubuntu for new silicon across x86, ARM, RISC-V. This globally remote role collaborates with distributed teams, debugs open-source code, and helps customers integrate apps, SDKs, and build OS images for Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.

You will travel 2–4 weeks per year for internal events. Canonical offers a remote-first culture with a learning budget and annual reviews.