Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT

Canonical; Emea; On-site; IDR 1,010,611,420 - 1,347,481,893; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel upgrades for company events

Job summary

A leading open source software provider is seeking an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT. The role involves engaging with customers on presales, delivering Embedded Linux projects, and providing market insights. Successful candidates will have extensive Linux experience, solid coding skills, and a Bachelor's degree in a technical field. This position offers a distributed work environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for travel. Join a team at the forefront of the open-source movement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Debian or Ubuntu distributions.
• Solid understanding of low-level Linux boot and firmware.
• Ability to multi-task and meet commitments.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements.
• Elaborate solutions for prospective clients.
• Participate in delivering projects related to Embedded Linux.
• Convey market requirements to stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Canonical.

Skills

Linux experience

Distribution / Packaging experience

Embedded Linux experience

Coding in Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust

Professional English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Yocto

Buildroot

Job description

Job Description

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is 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 1000+ colleagues in 70+ 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.

Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT

We are hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to expand our reach in mission‑critical industries such as Automotive, Medical Devices, Industrial Systems, Robotics, and Telco, as well as Consumer Electronics. We are looking for candidates who are accomplished Linux plumbers. If you are someone passionate about Linux, who knows the plumbing of the OS inside and out, who is proficient with distribution packaging, software design, system debugging, and bringing customers' ideas to life, then please keep on reading – this may be a uniquely exciting opportunity for you.

The server edition of Ubuntu is already widely used in connected devices and industrial PCs. Our edition of Ubuntu tailored for IoT, called Ubuntu Core, represents the state of the art in security and resilience for high‑end appliances and equipment. Our customers include global brands in consumer and industrial electronics as well as automotive and robotics. We continue to expand our range of offerings to bring our security, management and developer experience to the smallest Linux environments and devices. We recently added a real‑time Linux capability and are working toward a range of certifications for these offerings. Together, this portfolio is Linux reinvented for optimal reliability, security, developer productivity and footprint.

This career opportunity requires a unique blend of skills. Successful candidates will know Linux well and be proficient coders and scripters. They will have experience of low‑level Linux boot, BIOS, EFI, Secure Boot, firmware, OS distribution packaging and generally speaking embedded software development methodologies. They also enjoy the pace of change and diversity of client engagements with driven and ambitious technology entrepreneurs. Competitive, business‑focused technologists at heart, they are also dedicated team players that take pride in team and company wins.

We often say that our field engineers have "the hardest job at Canonical" because customers can ask about any aspect of our solutions and products and expect a thoughtful, well‑informed answer. We always want to do the best thing for our partners and customers, regardless of our company interests, and field engineers are the people we trust to ensure that is true.

What your day will look like

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology
• Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
• Participate in the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders in our organization, and sometimes participate in the development or refining of generic solutions to unlock market potential
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

What we are looking for in you

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Distribution / Packaging experience (deb, rpm, ...)
• Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot ...)
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result‑oriented, ability to multi‑task
• A personal drive to meet commitments
• An humble learner and quick study
• Willing to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences
• For positions in Japan and Korea, the successful candidate must also speak and write the local language at a professional level

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

• Experience with customer engagements a plus, but not a requirement

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 it 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.