Security Software Engineer - Open Source/Linux

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Remote-first environment

Travel opportunities for events

Annual leave

Job summary

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is hiring security-focused engineers to strengthen product security across all teams. You will drive secure design, perform vulnerability analysis, and contribute to open source projects.

The role emphasizes state-of-the-art security practices across the software stack and collaboration with upstreams and partners. We value strong technical chops in multiple languages, open source culture, and the ability to operate in a remote-first, globally distributed

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record in CS or STEM
• Undergraduate degree in CS or STEM, or compelling alternative path
• Drive and track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Understanding of common security vulnerability categories
• Familiarity with open source development tools/methodologies
• Proficiency in one or more languages: C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, or PHP
• Experience as a security champion and driving security in SDLC
• Professional English communication
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and self-motivation
• Willingness to travel for company events twice a year

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and document new security features
• Lead security thinking in a product engineering team
• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in Canonical and open source software
• Audit and analyze source code for vulnerabilities
• Extend security infrastructure, pipelines, and processes
• Work with external partners on CIS benchmarks
• Develop hardening automation for Ubuntu

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Vulnerability analysis

Open source experience

Programming languages

Education

Undergraduate degree in CS or STEM

Tools

OpenSSL

Libgcrypt

FIPS/CC knowledge

Job description

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is hiring security-focused engineers to strengthen product security across all teams. You will drive secure design, perform vulnerability analysis, and contribute to open source projects.

The role emphasizes state-of-the-art security practices across the software stack and collaboration with upstreams and partners. We value strong technical chops in multiple languages, open source culture, and the ability to operate in a remote-first, globally distributed