Remote Embedded Linux Engineer (Ubuntu Core)

Canonical

Greater London

Remote

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness platform

Travel opportunities

Priority travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Ubuntu Core Software Engineer to redefine the Linux experience in embedded environments with secure, updatable OS for IoT. The role is remote in the EMEA region, with focus on boot mechanisms, kernel, and device firmware across ARM, RISC-V, and x86 architectures.

You will design and implement software for various CPU architectures, collaborate with a distributed team, and travel 2-4 times per year for events.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar.
Experience with C or Golang and Shell.
Solid understanding of Linux; Debian/Ubuntu preferred.
Experience with Linux-capable devices such as Raspberry Pi.
Interest/experience in low-level systems and security facilities (bootloaders, systemd, firmware daemons).

Responsibilities

Write high quality code with unit tests to create new features.
Debug Linux system level issues and produce high quality code to fix them.
Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
Review code produced by other engineers.
Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
Integrate diverse bootloaders and maintain gadget snaps.
Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 times a year for internal and external events.