Job Details

Overview

Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT at Canonical. The role focuses on expanding Canonical's reach in mission-critical industries such as Automotive, Medical Devices, Industrial Systems, Robotics, Telco, and Consumer Electronics. We are seeking candidates who are accomplished Linux practitioners with strong coding and scripting skills, experience in low-level Linux boot, BIOS, EFI, Secure Boot, firmware, OS distribution packaging, and embedded software development methodologies.

What you will do

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain Canonical technology
• Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
• Participate in the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders and contribute to the development or refinement of generic solutions to unlock market potential
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience — Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Distribution/Packaging experience (deb, rpm, ...)
• Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot...)
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented with the ability to multi-task
• Personal drive to meet commitments; humble learner and quick study
• Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings, company events, and conferences
• For positions in Japan and Korea, ability to speak and write the local language at a professional level

Additional skills

• Experience with customer engagements is a plus, but not a requirement

What we offer

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review; performance-driven bonus or commission
• Comprehensive benefits reflecting Canonical values; global fairness
• Annual holiday leave; maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme; opportunities to travel to new locations
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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