Canonical is hiring a
Senior Ubuntu IoT System Engineer

Summary

The job is for an Ubuntu Enablement Engineer at Canonical, where the employee will work with OEMs, ODMs, and silicon partners to deliver the best user experience of Ubuntu on partner hardware. The role requires a degree in STEM, proficiency in C, Python, Bash, Linux kernel, boot and system-level architecture skills, experience of bootloader development, software development on Arm or non-X86 platforms, Linux debugging and resolution abilities, fluency in Mandarin Chinese, and ability to learn fast to work on cutting edge technologies. Canonical offers personal learning and development budget, annual compensation review, recognition rewards, annual leave, and priority pass for travel.

Requirements

• A Bachelor or higher degree in STEM, preferably Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• English written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with C, Python and Bash
• Familiar with linux boot up process
• Linux kernel, boot and system-level architecture skills
• Experience of bootloader development, such as u-boot
• Software development on Arm or non-X86 platforms
• Linux debugging and resolution abilities
• Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team
• Ability to learn fast to work on cutting edge technologies
• Fluency in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese

Responsibilities

• Provide software and system engineering services for OEM and ODM customers
• Work closely with partners on platform bring up
• Work with project managers and Field/QA engineers to identify, triage, and fix critical problems
• Work with individual upstream projects to find and apply patches for bugs
• Conduct root cause analysis, collect and organize details to reproduce and explain results
• Facilitate communication between Ubuntu, firmware and hardware engineering teams
• Occasional international travel to the EU, USA, Taiwan and China

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with system firmware, including uboot, UEFI, ACPI, DSDT, boot loaders, device firmware
• Experience debugging power management on PCI ASPM, SATA ALPM, low power profiles
• Experience in board design, bring up, and validation
• Experience with electrical engineering design tools (e.g. schematic capture, layout)
• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, RISC-V
• Familiarity with Ubuntu development model
• Shell/Python scripting skills

Benefits

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel