Software Engineer - Ubuntu Core

Canonical; London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing international software company, renowned for delivering Ubuntu, seeks a Senior Software Engineer focused on redefining the Linux experience in embedded environments. The role involves developing high-quality system daemons and collaborating with a talented team to enhance IoT solutions. Ideal candidates are experienced in Golang, C/C++, and possess a solid understanding of Linux, contributing to innovative projects on diverse CPU architectures.

Benefits

Global travel 2 to 4 times a year for events

Work from home flexibility

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in bootloaders, such as piboot and uboot.
• Familiarity with OS level firmware daemons and CLI applications.
• Experience with API design and development - REST/gRPC.

Responsibilities

• Develop system daemons with REST APIs in Golang.
• Integrate diverse bootloaders and maintain gadget snaps.
• Write high quality code with unit tests.

Skills

Golang

C/C++

Linux

REST API

Shell

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

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Redefine the Linux experience in the embedded environments with the smallest, most secure, and updatable operating system in the IoT market. This is an opportunity for a senior software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, security, and the developer experience. This challenging role demands a high degree of technical skill with low-level operating systems, kernel, and device firmware.

Our mission is to allow everyone to build robust solutions in various fields including but not limited to IoT, automotive, and aviation using the next generation secure embedded Linux operating system in a simple solution. We define a reliable and secure set of device recovery mechanisms that enable device manufacturers to simplify and standardise the field operations for fleets of heterogeneous appliances.

As a senior team member, you’ll be designing and implementing software that runs on various CPU architectures, such as ARM, RISC-V, and X86. You will work on boot mechanisms, bootloaders, storage partition layout, device trees, kernel, services, and userspace applications to manage the system via RESTful APIs.

Build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company.

What you'll do

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

Who you are

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have experience with Golang, C/C++, and Shell
• You have a solid understanding of Linux and a modern GNU/Linux distribution, Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• You have experience or interest in low-level system and security facilities such as:
• Bootloaders in ARM and X86, such as piboot, uboot, grub-uefi
• Systemd and units, udev, initrd, graphics
• OS level firmware daemons and CLI applications
• You have experience with API design and development - REST/gRPC or similar
• You have personal or professional experience with Linux-capable devices such as Raspberry Pi

What is Canonical?

Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, “the world’s best free software platform”. Our services help businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.