Linux devices software engineer - snapd

Canonical; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading open-source software provider is seeking a Linux devices software engineer to join their SnapD team. The role involves working on critical code in Golang, focusing on software delivery, security, and telemetry. The position allows remote work globally with occasional travel. Ideal candidates have a degree in Computer Science, solid programming experience, and a deep understanding of Linux fundamentals. The company offers a distributed work environment, personal development budget, and various benefits.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Qualifications

• Professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++.
• Know Linux system-level fundamentals like cgroups, namespaces, apparmor.
• Commitment to software testing, code reviews, and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high quality code to create new features.
• Debug Linux system-level issues and produce high quality code to fix them.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.

Skills

Go programming

Python

C

C++

Linux fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with more than 1,200 colleagues in over 75 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Position

We are hiring a Linux devices software engineer on our SnapD team to work on mission‑critical Golang code, focused on software delivery, containers, security sandboxing, telemetry and device management.

Snaps are next‑generation software packaging and delivery for Linux. They are designed for safety, security and robustness, with application‑specific confinement of containers optimized for IoT devices, desktops and servers. Our goal is that snaps work across multiple Linux flavors to ensure that publishers have the simplest way to reach the whole Linux world.

Location

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA or Americas regions.

The role entails

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high quality code to create new features
• Debug Linux system‑level issues and produce high quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Obsess over how to achieve robustness despite unexpected events like power outages
• Work from home with global travel for up to two weeks, twice a year

What we are looking for in you

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills, are thoughtful and self‑motivated
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++
• You know Linux system‑level fundamentals, e.g. cgroups, namespaces, apparmor
• Commitment to software testing, code reviews and maintainable code

What we offer

• 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

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.