Linux Desktop Support Engineer – London Office

Canonical Ltd.

Greater London

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Linux Desktop Support Associate for the London, UK office. You will deliver technical support to employees and customers, assist with AV for conferences, and bridge open-source challenges with clear, human-friendly solutions.

The role emphasizes empathy and collaboration in a fast-moving open-source environment. You will be based on-site in London, working with a team that values technical excellence, problem solving, and proactive knowledge sharing to benefit

Qualifications

  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Academic track record in school and university.
  • On-site technical leadership role at London office.

Responsibilities

  • Empathetic engagement with customers via remote sessions, tickets, and live chats to resolve technical roadblocks.
  • Collaborate with internal engineering teams to translate complex issues into clear actions for customers.
  • Owns and communicates status of support cases with integrity and transparency.
  • Develop Ubuntu lifecycle understanding to explain timelines for engineering fixes to customers.
  • Author and maintain knowledge base articles to benefit the wider open-source community.
  • Participate in regular weekend rotation to support global partners.

Skills

Communication
Emotional intelligence
Troubleshooting
Linux basics
Programming basics

Education

Undergraduate degree in technical subject

Tools

KVM/OpenStack
Docker/Kubernetes
LXD/LXC
Storage technologies
Networking basics

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Linux Desktop Support Associate for the London, UK office. You will deliver technical support to employees and customers, assist with AV for conferences, and bridge open-source challenges with clear, human-friendly solutions.

The role emphasizes empathy and collaboration in a fast-moving open-source environment. You will be based on-site in London, working with a team that values technical excellence, problem solving, and proactive knowledge sharing to benefit

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