Senior Bootloader & System Engineer - Ubuntu Linux

Canonical; Culiacán; A distancia; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Canonical recherche un Ingénieur Système Linux passionné par les technologies de démarrage et les systèmes Linux pour rejoindre son équipe d'ingénierie. Vous travailleriez sur l'architecture et le développement des composants critiques du système Ubuntu, tout en garantissant sécurité et fiabilité pour tous les utilisateurs. Un excellent environnement de travail vous attend, avec des opportunités de mentorat pour les ingénieurs moins seniors et un soutien pour le développement personnel.

Servicios

Budget personnel de développement

Revue annuelle de la compensation

Récompenses de reconnaissance

Congés annuels

Pass prioritaire pour les voyages

Formación

• Expérience avec des logiciels de démarrage comme TF-A, OP-TEE, U-Boot, et GRUB.
• Connaissance des plateformes non x86 comme ARM et RISC-V.
• Utilisateur de Linux depuis longtemps avec un intérêt pour l'avenir de Linux.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborer avec une équipe distribuée sur l'architecture de démarrage d'Ubuntu.
• Écrire un code de haute qualité et contribuer aux projets comme Grub et shim.
• Revoir le code produit par d'autres ingénieurs.

Conocimientos

Développement de logiciels

Linux

Sécurité des systèmes

Collaboration en équipe

Educación

Bachelor en informatique ou équivalent

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking an experienced software engineer passionate about Linux systems, hardware architectures, Ubuntu, and the open source community, to join the Ubuntu Foundations Engineering team to maintain and enhance Ubuntu bootloader stack to provide fast, reliable and secure Ubuntu systems on all devices and in the cloud.

The boot process is one of the most critical aspects of any operating system where stability, reliability and security are paramount. Its efficiency and quality contribute to Ubuntu's success from Desktop, Server to the Cloud. We are expanding our Foundations team to focus our efforts on this essential function and are looking for people passionate about lower level technologies from the hardware, to the firmware, and Linux itself, involved in an operating system startup. Applicants should be comfortable working with Secure Boot, Measured Boot, Full Disk Encryption and other technologies used during modern operating systems boot process.

This is highly technical work, and we are looking for a colleague with a very careful and systematic approach to their software. This work is critical to system security and reliability.

The Ubuntu Foundations Team delivers and maintains the core of the Ubuntu system, the base for the entire Ubuntu family of products and services. Ubuntu strives to deliver the latest and best free software components, in an easy to use and highly reliable form. We build on the technical excellence of Debian and bring additional focus and shape to the solutions we offer industry.

As a Linux System Engineer, you will work on the architecture, design and development of core components involved in the boot and startup of the Ubuntu Distribution, often interacting with the upstream community for projects like Grub, shim and u-boot. You will be discussing design with other team members and mentor less senior engineers and participate in code reviews and design reviews. You will also be working with other teams to ensure architecture decisions improve the overall performance and experience of Ubuntu.

What you'll do

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Work with highly technical team to define and shape the boot architecture of Ubuntu
• Work with teams focused on Ubuntu for server, desktop, IoT and clouds
• Write high quality code to create new features and contribute upstream
• Contribute to feature and bug fixes in projects including Grub, shim, u-boot and associated tools.
• 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 weeks a year for internal and external events
  
  

Valued Skills, Approach And Experience

• Development experience with early boot software like TF-A, OP-TEE, U-Boot, shim, GRUB, or the Linux kernel.
• Experience on non x86 platforms such as ARM, RISC-V
• A love of technology and working with brilliant people
• Motivated, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• A long-time Linux user with broad interests in the future of Linux
• Experience or interest in learning how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
  
  

What Canonical offers:

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel
  
  

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 reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.

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.