Canonical

Contribute to open source software projects across various levels of the Linux stack, write high-quality code, engage with the community, and participate in biannual team sprints. | Recent graduate with strong academic record in STEM, programming experience in Python, Rust, C/C++, Golang, or JavaScript, familiarity with Ubuntu/Linux, and willingness to travel twice yearly. | Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring 2024 and 2025 Graduate Software Engineers into engineering teams around the world. As a global platform company we offer a wide range of software engineering challenges, in both open source products and commercial business systems. We have teams that work in a variety of languages, typically Python, Golang, Rust, C/C++, JavaScript and of course... Bash. We work from the very lowest levels of the Linux system - BIOS and boot loaders, firmware, kernel and drivers, all the way up to desktop applications and containers. We work on tiny devices like the Raspberry Pi and new RISC-V boards, all the way up to supercomputers, clouds and Kubernetes clusters. We work on compilers and toolchains, and we work on security, cryptography, performance and documentation. Some of our teams focus on packaging thousands of pieces of software, others focus on deep contributions to a single body of code. If you are excited about the potential that open source has for humanity and the enterprise, you have outstanding results in your academic career, and you are excited to contribute to the open source stack, this is the best way to apply to Canonical. We will work with you to identify teams and projects that would be interesting and a good fit for your skills and motivations. The process is highly competitive, it will require effort and excellence to succeed if you apply here. Most of our engineering teams work from home. We try to align a single team in a single time zone - EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), APAC (Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean), and AMER (North, South and Central Americas). Even though you work from home, we try to ensure you always have colleagues alongside to coach and mentor you, and for the companionship of shared problem solving and pair programming. Larger projects have multiple teams and might span the globe. We work with the open source community and specialize in building teams that work well in the 'fishbowl' of open source engineering. This is full time work, five days a week, often solving hard problems with significant responsibility. We don't generally work weekends and nights and we do enjoy good holidays but we also expect productive and intense engagement Monday to Friday. We bring all our engineering teams together in person twice a year for a deep 'sprint' with other teams to stimulate discussion and enable a wide range of career development paths. This is a fantastic way to demonstrate and develop your skill in software, learn about a wide range of technologies, make a meaningful impact to open source, and see some very interesting new cities that you might never otherwise get to visit. If you find the open source stack amazing, and you have been a consistent high-performing student in your school and university, then this will be a challenging and exciting start to your career. Location: This is a Globally remote role. The role entails • Shaping the roadmap for your product at global sprints every six months • Focusing on design and user experience, even for developer tooling and command line apps • Writing high quality, resilient and performant code, potentially serving millions of demanding daily users • Working towards mastery of key programming languages and Linux system knowledge • Engaging with users and the open source community through code reviews and issue trackers • Responding to customer issues as a priority, develop an understanding of enterprise requirements • Developing skills and awareness of security in software design and implementation What we are looking for in you • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics or another STEM discipline with programming courses • Confidence to get started and deliver high quality code in one of Python, Rust, C/C++, Golang, JavaScript or Java • Experience with Ubuntu or another Linux distribution • Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results • Result-oriented and organized, with the drive to meet commitments • Personal projects in technology and software engineering beyond the curriculum • Professional written and spoken English • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Personal responsibility and accountability • Thoughtfulness, self-awareness and the ability to reflect and develop • Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long Nice-to-have skills • Upstream open source contributions • Packaging and Linux distribution contributions - Debian, Fedora, Arch, Nix or another • Leadership and organization skills • Presentation and writing skills • Business and commercial interests What we offer colleagues We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally. • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Maternity and paternity leave • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass and 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 very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge 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.

Work on open source and commercial software projects across various languages and Linux system levels, collaborating remotely with global teams and attending biannual in-person sprints. | Recent graduate with STEM degree, programming experience in Python, Rust, C/C++, Golang, JavaScript or Java, Linux familiarity, strong academic record, and willingness to travel twice yearly. | Description: • Central application and selection process for new software engineering graduates looking to join any Canonical engineering team. • Work on open source products and commercial business systems across languages: Python, Golang, Rust, C/C++, JavaScript, Bash • Work from the lowest levels of Linux (BIOS, boot loaders, firmware, kernel, drivers) to desktop apps and containers • Work on devices from Raspberry Pi and RISC-V boards to supercomputers, clouds and Kubernetes clusters • Work on compilers, toolchains, security, cryptography, performance and documentation • Identify teams and projects that fit skills and motivations; competitive selection process • Mostly home-based, aligning teams by timezones (EMEA, APAC, AMER) with coaching and mentorship • Full time, five days a week; twice-yearly in-person sprints for strategy and career development • Engage with open source community via code reviews and issue trackers • Respond to customer issues and develop enterprise requirement understanding • Develop security-aware software design and implementation skills Requirements: • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics or another STEM discipline with programming courses • Confidence to get started and deliver high quality code in one of Python, Rust, C/C++, Golang, JavaScript or Java • Experience with Ubuntu or another Linux distribution • Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results • Result-oriented and organized, with the drive to meet commitments • Personal projects in technology and software engineering beyond the curriculum • Professional written and spoken English • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Personal responsibility and accountability • Thoughtfulness, self-awareness and the ability to reflect and develop • Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long Benefits: • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Maternity and paternity leave • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Design, develop, and maintain identity management and authorization systems using Go and Python, including API development and Juju charm writing. | Experience with Go and Python, identity and access management products, secure coding practices, and familiarity with Ubuntu platform. | Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. We are hiring a Go (Golang) Software Engineer for Identity Management to work on authorization and access management across Canonical's suite of enterprise products and web services, using Go (Golang) and Python. As a software engineer for Identity Management products of Canonical, you will modernize and expand the capabilities of the identity management solutions we use for authentication and authorization in our products, as well as our canonical.com and ubuntu.com websites. Your work on Identity Management will directly impact the users of all Canonical products. In addition, you will help write Juju charms to manage operational concerns. Technical excellence and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to own the design and delivery of the system, facilitate integrations and work with your team on strategy and execution. Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA and AMER regions. The role entails • Collaborate proactively with a distributed team • Write clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Go (Golang) and optionally Python • Design and implement new features and enhancements from spec to production and ongoing operations at scale • Review code produced by other engineers • Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions • Create and enhance management, authentication and authorization API endpoints • Craft end-user authentication flows from design to implementation • Write Juju charms (operators) to manage operational concerns • Modernize the identity stack of our websites and products by driving adoption of best-of-breed IAM technologies • Deliver great products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence • Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events What we are looking for in you • You are a software engineer, with specific experience building identity and access management products • You are familiar with the open source software, standards, protocols and concepts in the identity space (e.g. OpenID, OAuth, LDAP) • You have experience implementing authorization frameworks in distributed systems • You value secure coding and standards, and enjoy working on teams that do the same • You are comfortable with Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform In addition: • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long What we offer colleagues We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally. • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Maternity and paternity leave • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass and 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 very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge 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. #LI-remote

Design and implement telco-grade open source cloud and networking solutions including OpenStack and Kubernetes, provide technical consulting, and lead customer engagements. | Intermediate Python development, Terraform automation, deep telco virtualization knowledge, Kubernetes and OpenStack networking experience, and ability to lead complex projects. | The role of a Telco Field Engineer at Canonical The telco industry is moving to software-defined services. This transformation is driven by open source software, cloud computing and the move to VNF / CNF approaches. Canonical Ubuntu is a key platform for telco innovation, and we are growing our team of specialists who work in the industry to accelerate the change. Canonical enables operators and communications service providers to embrace this new world, with a focus on platforms such as Ubuntu, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, and reusable, high quality automation for operations at scale. As part of the Canonical Field Engineering organization, you will lead customers through the design and delivery of OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined networking solutions. Your passion for open-source technologies will enable customers to understand and operate advanced infrastructure substrates to meet the demands of 5G and beyond. This role is a hands-on role where you will both design and implement solutions. Location: Remote-based, Americas What your day will look like • Match customer requirements to advanced capabilities in the VNF/CNF/NFVi/NFVO/VNFM/VIM/MEC space • Provide technical pre-sales consulting to Service Provider teams • Design and implement telco-grade open source multi-tenant private clouds and micro clouds • Deploy cloud solutions for our customers (OpenStack, Kubernetes, MAAS and Ceph) • Investigate, report and/or fix software defects uncovered during customer deployments • Demonstrate advanced Infrastructure as code (IaC) techniques relevant to telco (automation scripting, terraform, etc.) • Learn model-driven operations with Juju charms for Kafka, Hadoop, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, NGINX, and more • Help customers adopt advanced Bare Metal, Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud solutions • Learn from customer engagements and drive meaningful product improvements • Shape our roadmap to accelerate our growth in the telco market What we are looking for in you • Python software development experience (mandatory - intermediate level) • Terraform automation experience • A thorough understanding of the telco NFVi (VIM), NFVO, VNFM and MEC space • Technical understanding of key telco technologies like CPU Pinning, NUMA, SRIOV, DPDK, etc • A thorough working understanding of the architectures and infrastructure of MNOs and CSPs • Working knowledge of Mobile Packet Core, Radio, VAS, OSS/BSS • Understanding of best practices for open source technology in telco virtualisation • Working knowledge of Linux, Openstack and Kubernetes networking • A passion to automate and improve all aspects of open source products and tooling • Ability to lead complex projects from start to finish • A collaborative attitude with a keen eye on customer success • Excellent communication and presentation abilities • Able to travel up to 50% of the time for events, customer meetings, project delivery Additional skills that you might also bring • Second language • Track record of open source contributions What we offer you Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce. In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process. • Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004! • Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’ • Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is 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 on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.​ Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business. 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. #LI-remote

Engage customers in presales, propose embedded Linux solutions, participate in project delivery, and act as a trusted advisor with up to 30% travel. | Bachelor's degree, extensive embedded Linux experience including Yocto/Buildroot, Linux packaging, proficiency in at least one systems language, excellent communication, and willingness to travel. | Job Description Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to expand our reach in mission-critical industries such as Automotive, Medical Devices, Industrial Systems, Robotics, and Telco, as well as Consumer Electronics. We are looking for candidates who are accomplished Linux plumbers. If you are someone passionate about Linux, who knows the plumbing of the OS inside and out, who is proficient with distribution packaging, software design, system debugging, and bringing customer's ideas to life, then please keep on reading - this may be a uniquely exciting opportunity for you. The server edition of Ubuntu is already very widely used in connected devices and industrial PC's. Our edition of Ubuntu tailored for IoT, called Ubuntu Core, represents the state of the art in security and resilience for high end appliances and equipment. Our customers include global brands in consumer and industrial electronics as well as automotive and robotics. We continue to expand our range of offerings to bring our security, management and developer experience to the smallest Linux environments and devices. We recently added a real-time Linux capability and are working towards a range of certifications for these offerings. Together, this portfolio is Linux reinvented for optimal reliability, security, developer productivity and footprint. This career opportunity requires a unique blend of skills. Successful candidates will know Linux well and be proficient coders and scripters. They will have experience of low-level Linux boot, BIOS, EFI, Secure Boot, firmware, OS Distribution packaging and generally speaking embedded software development methodologies. They also enjoy the pace of change and diversity of client engagements with driven and ambitious technology entrepreneurs. Competitive, business-focused technologists at heart, they are also dedicated team players that take pride in team and company wins. We often say that our field engineers have 'the hardest job at Canonical' because customers can ask about any aspect of our solutions and products and expect a thoughtful, well-informed answer. We always want to do the best thing for our partners and customers, regardless of our company interests, and field engineers are the people we trust to ensure that is true. What your day will look like • Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology • Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients • Participate to the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux • Convey market requirements to key stakeholders in our organization, and sometimes participate to the development or refining of generic solutions to unlock market potential • Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical What we are looking for in you • 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, ability to multi-task • A personal drive to meet commitments • An humble learner and quick study • Albeit many projects can be done remotely, the successful candidate will be willing to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences • For positions in Japan and Korea, the successful candidates will also be able to speak and write the local language at a professional level. Additional skills that you might also bring • Experience with customer engagements a plus, but not a requirement What we offer colleagues We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally. • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Maternity and paternity leave • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass, and 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 very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004.​ Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge 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. #LI-remote