Embedded Linux Field Engineer

Responsibilities

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain technology
• Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
• Participate in the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders and participate in refining generic solutions
• Act as a customer advocate and trusted advisor to Canonical

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience, preferably with Debian or Ubuntu
• Experience with distribution packaging (deb, rpm, etc.)
• Solid embedded Linux experience using Yocto or Buildroot
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings and company events

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with customer-facing engagements
• Professional level proficiency in Japanese or Korean (for candidates in those regions)

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review and recognition rewards
• Annual holiday, maternity, and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and the publisher of Ubuntu. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, supporting breakthrough initiatives in public cloud, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.