Senior Linux Platform Integration Engineer — Remote Ubuntu

Canonical Ltd.; Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Fully remote working environment

Job summary

Canonical is a globally remote technology leader responsible for Ubuntu, from kernel to cloud. We partner with silicon vendors to bring next‑gen features and performance to upcoming hardware, enabling a wide range of devices from IoT to data centers.

This role focuses on optimizing Ubuntu across desktop, server and IoT platforms, collaborating with partners, and leading technical engagements that span from cloud to edge.

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 Python, C, C++.
• Ability to work in a globally distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the best Ubuntu integration for the latest IoT desktop and server-class hardware platforms and software stacks.
• Work with partners to deliver an optimised, first class Ubuntu experience on their platforms.
• Take a holistic approach to the Ubuntu experience on partner platforms with inputs on technical plans, testing strategy, quality metrics.
• Participate as technical lead on customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge.
• Help our partners integrate their apps, SDKs, build device OS images, and optimize applications with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server.
• Work with the most advanced operating systems and application technologies available in the enterprise world.

Skills

Python

C

C++

Open source contributions

Linux packaging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar

Tools

GitHub CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical is a globally remote technology leader responsible for Ubuntu, from kernel to cloud. We partner with silicon vendors to bring next‑gen features and performance to upcoming hardware, enabling a wide range of devices from IoT to data centers.

This role focuses on optimizing Ubuntu across desktop, server and IoT platforms, collaborating with partners, and leading technical engagements that span from cloud to edge.