Jobs at Canonical
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Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world’s most popular Linux distribution, and a leading provider of open‑source cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical delivers Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Core, and the Snap packaging system that powers millions of servers and IoT devices. The company’s influence spans cloud, containers, edge computing, and AI, making it a key player for developers and enterprises seeking reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.
Canonical hires across a broad spectrum of technical and non‑technical roles. Software engineers work on the Ubuntu kernel, cloud image building, and the Snapcraft toolchain. DevOps and Site Reliability teams maintain large‑scale deployments in public clouds. Security engineers focus on hardening the OS and supply‑chain integrity. Outside engineering, Canonical looks for product managers, sales engineers, marketing specialists, and customer support experts who can articulate the value of open‑source solutions to diverse audiences.
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Manager - Product Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: EMEA
Posted Jan 31, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software, with Ubuntu being widely used in various enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI engineering, and IoT. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a focus on global distributed collaboration. Canonical is seeking product managers with a software engineering background to lead teams, set product vision, and drive alignment with company goals. The company offers a distributed work environment, personal learning budget, and opportunities for international travel.
Channel Sales Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: Germany,Austria,New Zealand
Posted Jan 29, 2025
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is expanding its channel sales team to meet growing demand from partners. The Channel Sales Manager DACH role, reporting to the Director EMEA Channel Sales, requires a mix of farming and hunting capabilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving annual growth quotas, identifying and engaging new partners, and driving channel pipeline. The role involves developing and executing channel strategy, increasing awareness of Canonical as a leader in open source and cloud solutions, and maintaining relationships with priority resellers and distributors. Canonical is looking for a self-starter with a proven track record in software or technology sales, fluency in English, and an understanding of open source Linux and Ubuntu. The company offers a performance-driven compensation package, a distributed work environment, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
IoT Solutions Architecture Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: North America,Latin America,EMEA,APAC
Posted Jan 31, 2025
Canonical, a leading provider of open source software, is seeking an IoT Solutions Architecture Manager to lead a regionally-focused team of Field Engineers. The role involves promoting Canonical's technologies, solving customer problems, and coaching team members. The ideal candidate should have extensive embedded Linux experience, proficiency in multiple programming languages, and strong team management skills. Canonical offers a competitive compensation package, a distributed work environment, and opportunities for professional development.
Senior Software Engineer
Company: Canonical
Location: EMEA,North America,Latin America
Posted Jan 30, 2025
Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, is seeking open source enthusiasts to join their Ubuntu Engineering Server Team. The role involves collaborating within a distributed team, fostering a software ecosystem, evaluating contributions, and maintaining Ubuntu Server packages. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a global workforce of 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Applicants should have a passion for open source, experience in packaging, and proficiency in multiple languages. Canonical offers a distributed work environment, personal learning budget, annual compensation review, and recognition rewards.
Junior Project Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Nov 08, 2025
Canonical promotes itself as a leading open-source provider with global impact, offering a Junior Project Manager role that emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. The job description highlights competitive benefits, a distributed work environment, and opportunities for international travel.
Product Manager - Anbox
Company: Canonical
Location: EMEA
Posted Jan 31, 2025
Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, is seeking a product manager for Anbox Cloud. The role involves leading the product development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams, conducting market research, and engaging with the cloud gaming ecosystem. The ideal candidate should have exceptional academic results, understanding of Linux and open source, computer architecture, and cloud technologies. Familiarity with Android, containerization, and virtualization is a plus. The role offers a distributed work environment, personal learning budget, annual compensation review, and recognition rewards.
Cloud Field Engineer
Company: Canonical
Location: Anywhere
Posted Jan 30, 2025
Canonical, a pioneering tech firm, is seeking a home-based role for a Linux and cloud solutions architect. The role involves working across the entire Linux stack, designing cloud infrastructure solutions, and coaching colleagues. The ideal candidate should have a university degree in Computer Science, sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts, practical Linux and networking skills, and intermediate to advanced Python programming skills. Canonical offers a performance-driven compensation, personal learning budget, and a distributed work environment.
Software Engineer - packaging - optimize Ubuntu Server for public clouds
Company: Canonical
Location: North America,Latin America
Posted Jan 30, 2025
Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, is seeking enthusiastic engineers to work on the Ubuntu distribution for public clouds. The role involves collaborating with global partners, maintaining continuous deployment operations, and working closely with the Ubuntu Engineering Server team. The company values technology, distributed collaboration, and open source contributions, offering a competitive compensation package, personal learning budget, and a remote-first work environment.
Customer Success Regional Team Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: Anywhere
Posted Feb 01, 2025
Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, is expanding its Customer Success Management (CSM) team globally. The company, known for its platform Ubuntu, is seeking a Customer Success Regional Team Manager with a proven track record in Customer Success and passion for new technologies. The role involves strategic planning, customer interactions, team management, cross-functional collaboration, and documentation. The ideal candidate should have excellent academic results, a degree in Business Communication or STEM, and experience in SaaS or software industries. Canonical offers a distributed work environment, personal learning and development budget, annual compensation review, and recognition rewards among other benefits.
UX Designer - Infrastructure and DX
Company: Canonical
Location: EMEA
Posted Jan 29, 2025
Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, is hiring a UX Designer for Infrastructure and Developer Experience. The role involves working with exceptional engineering teams to improve what they deliver to the success of Ubuntu and its community. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a mission to make enterprise-grade open source software applications and services available to people everywhere. The ideal candidate should have a strong academic track record, knowledge and passion for user experience technology and design, and excellent communication skills.
Senior Product Marketing Manager - Cloud
Company: Canonical
Location: EMEA
Posted Jan 28, 2025
Canonical, a pioneering tech firm, is seeking a Product Marketing Manager for its Private Cloud portfolio. The role involves developing marketing strategies, managing content dissemination, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate should have experience in enterprise IT products, passion for cloud and infrastructure, strong interpersonal and analytical skills, and a growth mindset. Canonical offers a competitive base pay, remote work environment, learning budget, and various benefits.
Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Company: Canonical
Location: EMEA
Posted Nov 09, 2025
Canonical is building a comprehensive automation suite for multicloud and on-premise data solutions. The data platform team develops a full range of data stores and technologies, and is looking for engineers to help create and automate features of data platforms.