Remote Linux Engineer for Ubuntu on Next‑Gen Silicon

Canonical Ltd.; San Juan (PR); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development USD

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program

Job summary

Canonical is seeking open-source enthusiasts to work across the full Linux stack, ensuring new silicon technologies and AI stacks are optimized for Ubuntu. This globally remote role involves collaborating with distributed teams, maintaining Ubuntu features across platforms, and helping customers integrate apps and build OS images.

You will contribute to silicon enablement, AI stacks, virtualization, and containerization, while engaging with Debian communities and upstream projects.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path.
• You love technology and working with brilliant people.
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.
• You value building partnerships with a diverse set of internal and external groups.
• Strong fundamentals in C, C++ and Python.
• Experience or interest in learning Linux distribution packaging.
• Experience or Interest in open source maintenance or contribution and licenses.
• Fundamental understanding of package management and dependency resolution.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating proactively within a distributed team.
• Fostering a software ecosystem with seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users.
• Evaluating contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards.
• Shaping the future of Ubuntu via new ideas and advising on work elsewhere.
• Collaborating with Ubuntu and Debian communities, upstream projects, and customers.
• Debugging issues on open source code and team maintained code.
• Helping customers integrate apps, SDKs, build OS images, optimize apps with Ubuntu Core/Desktop/Server.
• Maintaining Ubuntu, silicon features, and silicon-optimized packages across platforms and technologies.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Linux packaging

Open source

Package management

Collaboration/communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical is seeking open-source enthusiasts to work across the full Linux stack, ensuring new silicon technologies and AI stacks are optimized for Ubuntu. This globally remote role involves collaborating with distributed teams, maintaining Ubuntu features across platforms, and helping customers integrate apps and build OS images.

You will contribute to silicon enablement, AI stacks, virtualization, and containerization, while engaging with Debian communities and upstream projects.