Senior Embedded Linux Optimisation Engineer — Remote

Canonical Ltd.

New York (NY)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work
Learning budget (USD 2,000 per year)
Annual compensation review
Travel to team events
Parental leave

Job summary

Canonical seeks a Senior Software Engineer to advance Ubuntu integration across IoT, server hardware, and enterprise platforms. You will collaborate with silicon and software partners, shaping deployments from cloud to edge and guiding complex customer engagements.

The role emphasizes C/C++, Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto), and open source collaboration within a globally distributed team. Fully remote work is supported worldwide.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar.
  • Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto).
  • Experience with open source communities and licences.
  • Experience with C, C++.
  • Able to work in a globally distributed team.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Ubuntu integration for IoT and server hardware platforms and software stacks.
  • Collaborate with partners to deliver optimized Ubuntu experiences on their platforms.
  • Contribute to technical plans, testing strategies, and quality metrics for Ubuntu across architectures.
  • Take technical leadership on complex customer engagements involving system architectures from cloud to edge.
  • Assist customers in integrating apps, SDKs, building device OS images, and optimizing with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.

Skills

C/C++
Linux packaging
Open source
Distributed teamwork
Docker/K8s

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar

Tools

Yocto
Docker
Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical seeks a Senior Software Engineer to advance Ubuntu integration across IoT, server hardware, and enterprise platforms. You will collaborate with silicon and software partners, shaping deployments from cloud to edge and guiding complex customer engagements.

The role emphasizes C/C++, Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto), and open source collaboration within a globally distributed team. Fully remote work is supported worldwide.

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