Senior Linux Platform Integration Engineer - Ubuntu (Remote)

Canonical Ltd.; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual leave

Priority Pass for travel

Fully remote work environment

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is hiring for a remote role that spans the full Linux stack, from kernel to networking, to optimise Ubuntu across IoT, desktop and server platforms.

You will collaborate with silicon partners to implement next‑generation features and performance improvements on upcoming hardware. You will lead engagements, design holistic Ubuntu experiences for partner platforms, and help build OS images and optimized apps for Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar.
• Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto).
• Experience with open source communities and licences.
• Experience with Python, C, C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the best Ubuntu integration for the latest IoT desktop and server-class hardware platforms and software stacks.
• Work with partners to deliver an optimised, first class Ubuntu experience on their platforms.
• Take a holistic approach to the Ubuntu experience on partner platforms with inputs on technical plans, testing strategy, quality metrics.
• Participate as technical lead on customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge.
• Help our partners integrate their apps, SDKs, build device OS images, and optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.
• Work with the most advanced operating systems and application technologies available in the enterprise world.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in CS/ STEM

Linux packaging

Open source licences

Python

C

C++

Distributed teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar

Tools

Docker/OCI containers

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is hiring for a remote role that spans the full Linux stack, from kernel to networking, to optimise Ubuntu across IoT, desktop and server platforms.

You will collaborate with silicon partners to implement next‑generation features and performance improvements on upcoming hardware. You will lead engagements, design holistic Ubuntu experiences for partner platforms, and help build OS images and optimized apps for Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.