Remote Ubuntu Kernel Engineer

Higlobe, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-based work environment

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to new locations

Travel upgrades for events

Job summary

Canonical is seeking an experienced kernel engineer to join the Canonical Kernel Team and help integrate silicon partners into the Ubuntu Linux kernel. This globally remote role offers opportunities to influence hardware support across leading SoCs.

You will work with C, device drivers, and BSPs, collaborate with partners and maintainers, and help deliver silicon-optimized kernel variants worldwide. Travel is required twice a year for company events.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C programming for low-level development.
• Strong knowledge of device drivers and BSPs.
• Solid OS kernel fundamentals.
• Experience with Git for collaboration.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel up to two weeks twice a year.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform support integration from silicon partners into the Ubuntu kernel.
• Identify and resolve complex kernel issues reported by partners or customers.
• Deliver silicon-optimized kernel variants to the global community.
• Develop tooling and automation for kernel delivery and testing.
• Manage upstream patches with maintainers.
• Identify strategies to maximize performance on partner silicon.
• Collaborate within a globally distributed engineering team.

Skills

C programming

Device drivers & BSPs

OS kernel fundamentals

Git

English communication

Travel for events

Tools

Git

Job description

Canonical is seeking an experienced kernel engineer to join the Canonical Kernel Team and help integrate silicon partners into the Ubuntu Linux kernel. This globally remote role offers opportunities to influence hardware support across leading SoCs.

You will work with C, device drivers, and BSPs, collaborate with partners and maintainers, and help deliver silicon-optimized kernel variants worldwide. Travel is required twice a year for company events.