Canonical

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. The Software Maintenance Engineer will work in a dynamic engineering role focused on Linux-based infrastructure and applications, addressing complex customer problems and collaborating with various teams to drive issue resolution and bug fixes. Responsibilities • Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software • Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams • Participate in upstream communities • Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion • Review code produced by other engineers • Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques • Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities • Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation • Maintain clear, technical and concise communications • Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences Skills • An exceptional academic track record • Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar • Experience with Linux and open source software • Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux • A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events • You love technology and working with brilliant people • You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable • You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated • You have interest in, or willingness to learn about any of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems 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 • Employee Assistance Programme & Wellness Platform • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events Company Overview • We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in London, England, GB, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.canonical.com/. Company H1B Sponsorship • Canonical has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.