Remote Kernel Engineer for Silicon-Optimised Ubuntu

Canonical; Emea; On-site; IDR 1,256,055,984 - 1,794,365,692; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a software engineer focusing on improving performance for Ubuntu Linux on various SoC platforms. You will collaborate with global teams and silicon partners, addressing kernel issues and enhancing automation for delivery.

The ideal candidate should have significant C programming skills, knowledge of hardware-level engineering, and be able to thrive in a remote environment. Canonical offers a home-based work environment with a personal development budget and opportunities for annual travel to meet colleagues.

Qualifications

• Strong aptitude for software engineering at the hardware level.
• Significant programming ability in C.
• Strong grasp of device drivers and hardware-level engineering.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a distributed team.
• Integrate platform support into the Ubuntu Linux kernel.
• Diagnose and resolve kernel issues.

Skills

Programming ability in C

Device drivers and BSP knowledge

Git

Communication in English

Python and Bash scripting

Tools

Ubuntu/Debian/Snap packaging

Job description

Canonical is seeking a software engineer focusing on improving performance for Ubuntu Linux on various SoC platforms. You will collaborate with global teams and silicon partners, addressing kernel issues and enhancing automation for delivery.

The ideal candidate should have significant C programming skills, knowledge of hardware-level engineering, and be able to thrive in a remote environment. Canonical offers a home-based work environment with a personal development budget and opportunities for annual travel to meet colleagues.