Linux Desktop Support Engineer (London UK office)

Canonical; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 36 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Learning budget USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to company events and locations

Resumo da oferta

Canonical seeks a results-oriented technical support specialist based in London to assist employees and customers, including AV support for conferences. You will own cases from qualification to resolution and collaborate with senior engineers as needed.

You will work onsite in London, be part of a team that emphasizes open source values, and continually expand your knowledge of Ubuntu, Linux, and cloud technologies while delivering exceptional customer care.

Qualificações

• Excellent command of English, written and spoken.
• Ability to explain complex technical issues clearly and empathetically.
• Strong academic track record in school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical field or a compelling alternative narrative.

Responsabilidades

• Engage with customers across remote sessions and live conversations to understand and resolve technical roadblocks.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to translate open-source challenges into clear solutions.
• Own and manage support cases with transparent communication to customers.
• Develop understanding of Ubuntu development processes and provide timelines for fixes.
• Create and maintain knowledge base articles for the community.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Empathy

Academic track record

Technical curiosity

Linux & Cloud familiarity

Troubleshooting mindset

Basic programming concepts

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in a technical subject

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This is an opportunity to kickstart your career by joining Canonical. You will be working from our Canonical London Office and will be accountable for delivering technical support to our employees and customers, as well as facilitating AV support for office conferences and events. From problem qualification to full resolution, you will own and manage your cases. When needed, you will transfer your cases to your colleagues or involve senior engineers. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

While our engineers regularly solve deeply interesting, complex technical problems - from triaging cloud environments to root-cause analysis on unseen Linux kernel crashes - this is fundamentally a role rooted in human connection. You will act as a trusted peer and technical guide to external engineering teams, translating intricate open-source challenges into clear, empathetic solutions. We are rapidly expanding and looking for brilliant problem solvers who are just as passionate about building strong, collaborative relationships with customers as they are about the next generation of Canonical solutions.

Location: Office Based in London, England.

The role entails

• Empathetic Engagement: Partner directly with customers across remote sessions, ticketing,, and live conversations to deeply understand and resolve their technical roadblocks.
• Collaborative Problem Solving: Work hand-in-hand with internal engineering teams and regional peer groups to bridge the gap between complex code fixes and real-world customer satisfaction.
• True Ownership: Manage your support cases with a strong sense of personal integrity, ensuring commitments are honored and customer expectations are communicated transparently and predictably.
• Ubuntu Lifecycle Guidance: Develop a rich understanding of the Ubuntu development process, empowering you to give customers clear, human context regarding timelines for engineering fixes.
• Knowledge Advocacy: Author and maintain accessible knowledge base articles, ensuring lessons learned are shared openly to elevate the entire open-source community.
• Operational Reliability: Participate in a regular weekend working rotation to maintain seamless, high-touch continuity of care for our global partners.

What Are We Looking For In You

• Communication Excellence: Exceptional written and spoken English, with a natural ability to convey technical complexity clearly, warmly, and compellingly.
• The Soft-Skill Edge: A genuine passion for helping people, paired with the emotional intelligence to navigate high-stakes technical situations with composure and empathy.
• Academic Dedication: Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Educational Background: An undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path.
• On-Site Technical Leadership: Based in our state-of-the-art London, UK office, you will serve as a key technical support resource for our local teams and employees.
• Driven Mindset: A proven track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to deliver meaningful, outstanding results for teams or customers.
• Linux & Cloud Familiarity: Practical, hands‑on experience supporting Linux systems, with an exposure to three or more of the following:
• Virtualization & Cloud: Using KVM or OpenStack.
• Containers: primarily Docker, LXD/LXC, or Kubernetes.
• Storage Ecosystems: Block, object, and network storage technologies.
• System Networking: Navigating bonding, firewalls, bridging, switching, or MTU tuning.
• Analytical Curiosity: A strong troubleshooting mindset—the ability to look into stack traces or logs, identify OS/application-level bugs, and strategically guide the customer through next steps.
• Development Fundamentals: Basic programming logic in any language to help parse code and collaborate effectively with Canonical Engineering teams.

What We Offer Colleagues

• 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 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 its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.