Remote Embedded Linux Field Engineer — Japan

Downtown Boulder Partnership; United States; On-site; USD 57,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team sprints in person

Learning budget USD 2000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to new locations

Priority Pass & upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to expand our reach in mission-critical industries. You will work on Linux boot, BIOS and embedded software development, with opportunities to travel up to 30% for customer engagements. Fluency in English and programming skills in Go, Python, C, C++, or Rust are essential.

Location: Remote in Japan (Tokyo/Osaka area preferred). Collaboration with global teams and customers is a core part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Extensive Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
• Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot…) or RTOS.
• 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; drive to meet commitments.
• Humble learner and quick study.
• Willing 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 in the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux.
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders and contribute to solution development.
• Be a customer advocate and trusted advisor to Canonical.

Skills

Linux

Embedded Linux

Golang

Python

C/C++

Rust

English

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Canonical is hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to expand our reach in mission-critical industries. You will work on Linux boot, BIOS and embedded software development, with opportunities to travel up to 30% for customer engagements. Fluency in English and programming skills in Go, Python, C, C++, or Rust are essential.

Location: Remote in Japan (Tokyo/Osaka area preferred). Collaboration with global teams and customers is a core part of the role.