Jobs at Canonical

• The Raspberry Pi is a first-class device citizen in Canonical Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Foundations engineering team maintains and enhances support for Raspberry Pi for the entire Ubuntu stack. This includes engaging with hardware vendors, enabling support for new Raspberry Pi platforms to Ubuntu, and expanding the software packages available on Raspberry Pi devices. This work is critical to system security and reliability and requires a diligent and systematic approach to software engineering.
• As a Linux System Engineer, you will work on the architecture, design, and development of core components involved in the enablement and support of Raspberry Pi devices for the Ubuntu Distribution, often interacting with the upstream community for projects like U-Boot, libcamera, and HATs. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with hardware vendors and be part of shaping the future of Raspberry Pi for Linux and Ubuntu.

Location: This is a remote work role and can be held in the EMEA region.
What Your Day Will Look Like

• Work with a highly technical team to define and shape the future of Raspberry Pi platform support for Ubuntu.
• Write high-quality code, create new features, and contribute upstream.
• Contribute features and bug fixes to projects including GPIO libraries, libcamera, and Ubuntu installers.
• Debug issues and produce high-quality fixes
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions
• Work with teams focused on Ubuntu for server, desktop, IoT and clouds
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks a year for internal and external events

What We Are Looking For In You

• Development experience on Raspberry Pi
• Development experience with early boot software like TF-A, OP-TEE, U-Boot, GRUB, or the Linux kernel.
• A love of technology and working with brilliant people
• Motivated, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• A long-time Linux user with broad interests in the future of Linux
• Experience or interest in learning how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu
• Enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

• Experience with Debian/Ubuntu-based operating systems
• Good understanding of Debian packaging and snaps would also be a considerable advantage.

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• As an Engineering Manager on the Foundations team, you must be passionate about the future of Ubuntu, mindful of the dynamics of the open source ecosystem, and equally aware of the needs of enterprise technologists. You will work closely with product managers to define and deliver the Ubuntu roadmap.
• Your primary responsibility is to your team: helping them grow as engineers, do important and satisfying work, and have a great time while doing it. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.
• This Engineering Management role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Ubuntu to build a career with Canonical and drive the success of the business. If you have an affinity for open source development, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrate sound engineering principles through architecture, development and code reviews
• Be responsible for planning, estimation and execution
• Work with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Build and lead a distributed regional team of engineers
• Offer coaching, mentoring, technical feedback and hands-on career development
• Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
• Design, embrace and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
• Work from home with international travel up to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

Valued Skills And Experience

• Deep knowledge of Debian/Ubuntu architecture
• Good understanding of Debian packaging policy, tools and techniques
• High quality software engineering with in-depth knowledge of C/C++ and Python
• Engagement with open source communities and processes
• Experience in one or more of: Linux system architecture, boot process, Java/GCC/Python/Rust/Go toolchains, ARM and/or RISC-V
• Experience managing software developers with a track record of planning, delivery and quality
• A love of developing and growing people and a track record of doing it
• Experience working in an agile development environment