Remote Embedded Linux Field Engineer for IoT Devices

Canonical; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed team sprints

Learning & development budget

Annual compensation review

Employee Assistance Programme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Travel opportunities

Priority travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to support automotive, medical, industrial, robotics, and telecom markets. You will bring deep Linux expertise, packaging experience, and strong coding skills (C/C++, Python or Go) to design solutions, engage with customers, and drive project delivery.

The role requires a BS in CS or related field, extensive Linux experience (Debian/Ubuntu preferred), and willingness to travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• 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
• Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings, events and conferences

Responsibilities

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology
• Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
• Participate to the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders and contribute to development of generic solutions
• Be a customer advocate and trusted advisor to Canonical

Skills

Linux expertise

Embedded Linux

Packaging (deb/rpm)

Go/Python/C/C++/Rust

English language

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Debian

Yocto

Buildroot

Job description

Canonical is hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to support automotive, medical, industrial, robotics, and telecom markets. You will bring deep Linux expertise, packaging experience, and strong coding skills (C/C++, Python or Go) to design solutions, engage with customers, and drive project delivery.

The role requires a BS in CS or related field, extensive Linux experience (Debian/Ubuntu preferred), and willingness to travel up to 30%.