Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives across cloud, data science, AI, engineering, and IoT.
Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.
The company has a global, distributed workforce and most roles are remote.
We are hiring a System Software Engineer for Ubuntu Networking to strengthen tooling, services, documentation, robustness, security, and clarity of Linux network abstractions to provide fast, reliable, and secure connections for Ubuntu.
The network stack is a critical, uptime-focused area of the OS, and we are expanding the Foundations team to work on connectivity across cloud, server, desktop, and IoT environments.
We expect comfort discussing bridges, bonds, routing, DNS resolution, and related technologies, and we will collaborate with upstream components and communities across diverse connectivity tech.
We may work with components such as the kernel, iwd, networkmanager, wpa_supplicant, Bluetooth stacks, conman, mobile data stacks, ethernet, infiniband, network virtualization, VPNs, and smart NIC offloads.
Ubuntu connectivity is modeled with Netplan, which we continue to develop as a central tool to enable connectivity everywhere.
The Ubuntu Foundations Team delivers and maintains the core of the Ubuntu system, serving as the base for the entire Ubuntu family.
We aim to deliver the latest, high-quality free software components in an easy-to-use, reliable form, building on Debian’s technical excellence while focusing on Ubuntu’s solutions for industry.
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance when shaping compensation.
In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission, and a range of benefits aligned with Canonical values.
We review compensation annually and adjust to recognize outstanding performance.
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.
As the publisher of Ubuntu, a major open-source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, Canonical recruits globally and maintains high performance standards.
Most colleagues work remotely; the company has long supported remote work since 2004.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer .
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.
Diversity of experience and perspective improves our products and work environment.
We will give every applicant fair consideration.