Remote GCC/LLVM System Software Engineer

Higlobe, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment with in‑p

Learning budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness Platform & assistance program

Travel to new locations to meet Colle

Priority Pass and travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a System Software Engineer for GCC/LLVM compiler, tooling, and ecosystem. You will work on modern C/C++ on Ubuntu, delivering GCC/LLVM runtimes, developer tooling, and packaging for Debian/Ubuntu. The role is remote in the Americas, with 2–4 weeks of travel annually.

You will design, mentor, review code, and collaborate across teams to ensure best-in-class integration of the toolchains from desktop to cloud while advancing open source ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Experience with GCC or LLVM, ideally in cloud-native software and Linux.
• Packaging software for Debian and Ubuntu.
• Long-time Linux user with strong technical fundamentals.
• Academic track record and undergraduate technical degree.
• Love of technology, curiosity, flexibility, articulation and accountability.
• Willingness to travel internationally for company events.

Responsibilities

• Discuss designs with teammates and mentor less senior engineers.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews to improve Ubuntu performance.
• Collaborate with other teams to improve architecture decisions.
• Write high-quality code for new features in GCC/LLVM toolchains.
• Travel 2–4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

Skills

GCC/LLVM experience

Linux expertise

Debian/Ubuntu packaging

Strong academics

Undergraduate technical degree

Curious and accountable

Travel capable

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Tools

Build systems/toolchains

Cross-compilation tooling

Job description

Canonical is hiring a System Software Engineer for GCC/LLVM compiler, tooling, and ecosystem. You will work on modern C/C++ on Ubuntu, delivering GCC/LLVM runtimes, developer tooling, and packaging for Debian/Ubuntu. The role is remote in the Americas, with 2–4 weeks of travel annually.

You will design, mentor, review code, and collaborate across teams to ensure best-in-class integration of the toolchains from desktop to cloud while advancing open source ecosystems.