Linux devices software engineer - snapd

Canonical; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team sprints in person

Learning budget USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental leave

Wellness platform

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Linux devices software engineer on the SnapD team to work on mission‑critical Golang code, focused on software delivery, containers, security sandboxing, telemetry and device management. This remote role covers the EMEA or Americas regions with potential travel.

You will collaborate with a distributed team, write high quality code to create new features, debug system‑level Linux issues, review others’ code, and contribute to robust, well-tested software in a fast‑moving

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.
• Professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++.
• Knowledge of Linux system‑level fundamentals, e.g. cgroups, namespaces, AppArmor.
• Commitment to software testing, code reviews and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high quality code to create new features.
• Debug Linux system level issues and produce high quality code to fix them.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
• Obsess over how to achieve robustness despite unexpected events like power outages.
• Work from home with global travel for up to two weeks, twice a year.

Skills

Go

Python

C

C++

Linux fundamentals

cgroups

namespaces

AppArmor

Testing

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

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 very 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 1200+ colleagues in 75+ 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.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Linux devices software engineer on our SnapD team to work on mission‑critical Golang code, focused on software delivery, containers, security sandboxing, telemetry and device management.

Snaps are next‑generation software packaging and delivery for Linux. They are designed for safety, security and robustness, with application‑specific confinement of containers optimised for IoT devices, desktops and servers. Our goal is that snaps work across multiple Linux flavours to ensure that publishers have the simplest way to reach the whole Linux world.

This role requires an obsession with quality and performance, for work at the heart of the operating system. It also requires an interest in the software publishing and consumption experience. Applicants should be passionate about open source software development. We value collaboration, peer reviews, good unit/integration testing and maintainable code. General knowledge and experience with Linux as a developer platform is required. Having previous experience with Golang is very nice to have.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA or Americas regions

The role entails

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high quality code to create new features
• Debug Linux system level issues and produce high quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Obsess over how to achieve robustness despite unexpected events like power outages
• Work from home with global travel for up to two weeks, twice a year

What we are looking for in you

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills, are thoughtful and self‑motivated
• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++
• You know Linux system‑level fundamentals, e.g. cgroups, namespaces, apparmor
• Commitment to software testing, code reviews and maintainable code

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance‑driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programmes to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• 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 our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and 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.

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