This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, edge computing, and AI. Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company.
Your role will be to help us provide easy-to-deploy, secure, and customizable edge AI solutions, specifically focusing on Inference Snaps. You will work on designing and implementing silicon-optimized application packages for AI/ML inference, targeting devices from embedded systems to powerful gateways. Linux will be at the core of your everyday challenges.
In our team we value collaboration, peer reviews, good integration/unit testing, and writing maintainable code. General knowledge and experience with Linux as a developer platform is required.
What you’ll do- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Develop and maintain open-source AI/ML inference application packages
- Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
- Review code produced by upstream and/or other engineers at Canonical
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Experiment with Ubuntu Core and showcase industry-grade Edge AI solutions
- Secure deployment of AI inference platforms on Linux
- Build optimized AI solutions for local inferencing on Ubuntu
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
- Proven track record of at least 3 years of professional software development using Go or C++.
- Experience working on and developing applications for Linux
- You have interest and experience with a few of the following:
- Containers (docker, kubernetes)
- Snap, debian, or RPM packaging
- Bash scripting
- CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc)
- Local AI/ML inference frameworks
- Hardware accelerators: GPU, NPU
- You value soft skills, communication and advocacy, and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
- You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world’s best free software platform. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
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.
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Skills Required
- At least 3 years of professional software development using Go or C++
- Experience working on and developing applications for Linux
- General knowledge and experience with Linux as a developer platform
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar
- Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with Snap, Debian, or RPM packaging
- Bash scripting skills
- Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Experience with local AI/ML inference frameworks
- Experience with hardware accelerators (GPU, NPU)
- Experience or interest in Ubuntu Core and edge deployment
- Strong communication, collaboration, and code review practices
Canonical Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance-based bonuses/commissions and annual compensation reviews are part of the package. Feedback suggests variable-pay roles like sales and some senior positions can realize competitive total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Total time off is portrayed as generous, combining annual leave with local holidays and company-wide shutdowns. Feedback suggests this breadth is attractive for those who value extended breaks.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is available and consistently highlighted in role materials. Feedback suggests coverage quality is solid for a remote-first tech employer.
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What We Do
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others'. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why its the fastest growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.
