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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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Billing System Engineering Manager

Company: Canonical

Location: EMEA

Posted Apr 16, 2024

Canonical is seeking an experienced engineering manager with a background in high-level programming languages to lead a team of software engineers in developing an internal billing system. The role involves mentoring, hiring, and collaborating with business customers to ensure accurate and reliable billing across all products and services. The ideal candidate should have experience in designing or implementing billing systems, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work remotely. Canonical offers a competitive base pay, a personal learning and development budget, and a fully remote working environment.

Canonical - Dedicated Linux Desktop Support Engineer - Singapore

Company: Canonical

Location: USA

Posted Apr 19, 2024

The text describes a job posting for a Dedicated Linux Desktop Support Engineer position with Canonical, based in Singapore but open to remote applicants in the USA. The job was posted on April 19.

Canonical - Représentant du Développement des Ventes

Company: Canonical

Location: USA

Posted Apr 16, 2024

The text provides information about a remote sales development representative position at Canonical, with the role being based in the USA and the date being April 16.

Cloud Field Engineer

Company: Canonical

Location: EMEA

Posted Apr 17, 2024

<p class=jobDescription> <p> Help global companies embrace the latest private cloud infrastructure Linux and cloud native operations and open source applications Our team applies expert insights to realworld customer problems enabling the enterprise adoption of Linux Ubuntu OpenStack Kubernetes and a wide range of associated technology <p> <p> This role has very diverse responsibilities The team members are Linux and cloud solutions architects for our customers designing private and public cloud solutions fitting their workload needs They are the cloud consultants who work handson with the technologies by deploying testing and handing over the solution to our support or managed services team at the end of a project They are also software engineers who use Python to develop Kubernetes operators and Linux open source infrastructureascode <p> <p> The people who love this role are developers who like to solve customer problems through architecture presentations and training <p> <p> <strong> Location <strong> This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region <p> <p> <strong> What your day will look like <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> Work across the entire Linux stack from kernel networking storage to applications <p> <li> <li> <p> Work in Python to design and deliver open source code <p> <li> <li> <p> Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like OpenStack Kubernetes Ceph Hadoop and Spark either OnPremises or in Public Cloud AWS Azure Google Cloud <p> <li> <li> <p> Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights <p> <li> <li> <p> Grow a healthy collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values <p> <li> <li> <p> Work from the comfort of your home <p> <li> <li> <p> Global travel up to 25 of time for internal and external events <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> What we are looking for in you <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> University degree in Computer Science or related software engineering expertise <p> <li> <li> <p> You have sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts amp technologies such as Kubernetes Openstack AWS GCP Azure Ceph etc <p> <li> <li> <p> You have practical knowledge of Linux and networking <p> <li> <li> <p> You have Intermediate to Advanced level of Python programming skills <p> <li> <li> <p> You are a dynamic person who loves to jump in new projects and interact with people <p> <li> <li> <p> You have a demonstrated drive for continual learning <p> <li> <li> <p> Excellent communication and presentation skills English <p> <li> <li> <p> You have great organisational skills and followup reliably on commitments <p> <li> <li> <p> Optional You speak a second language French German Italian Arabic or Spanish <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> What youll learn <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> OpenStack and Kubernetes infrastructure <p> <li> <li> <p> Linux Ubuntu and networking knowledge <p> <li> <li> <p> Wide range of open source applications and skills <p> <li> <li> <p> Work directly with customers in a range of different businesses <p> <li> <li> <p> Reallife and handson exposure to a wide range of emerging technologies and tools <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> What we offer you <strong> <p> <p> We consider geographical location experience and performance in shaping compensation worldwide We revisit compensation annually and more often for graduates and associates to ensure we recognise outstanding performance In addition to base pay we offer a performancedriven quarterly bonus We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally <p> <ul> <li> <p> Distributed work environment with twiceyearly team sprints in person weve been working remotely since 2004 <p> <li> <li> <p> Personal learning and development budget of USD 2000 per year <p> <li> <li> <p> Annual compensation review <p> <li> <li> <p> Recognition rewards <p> <li> <li> <p> Annual holiday leave <p> <li> <li> <p> Maternity and paternity leave <p> <li> <li> <p> Employee Assistance Programme <p> <li> <li> <p> Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others <p> <li> <li> <p> Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> About Canonical <strong> <p> <p> Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source As the company that publishes Ubuntu one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI IoT and the cloud we are changing the world on a daily basis We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company We expect excellence in order to succeed we need to be the best at what we do <p> <p> Canonical has been a remotefirst company since its inception in 2004​ Work at Canonical is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently work smarter learn new skills and raise your game Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21stcentury digital business <p> <p> <strong> Canonical is an equal opportunity employer <strong> <p> <p> We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination Diversity of experience perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products <a class=fontbold underline fontbold underline fontbold underline href=httpscanonicalcomcareersdiversityidentity rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow target=blank> Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration <a> <p> <p> <p> <p> LIRemote <p> <p> stack <p> <p> <p> <p> <p><p>

Systems Integrations Software Engineer

Company: Canonical

Location: EMEA

Posted Apr 16, 2024

Canonical is seeking a Systems Integrations Software Engineer Commercial Systems to join their team remotely in the EMEA region. The role involves designing and delivering engineering solutions using Go, Python, and open source tools like Airbyte and Temporal. The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues, deploy and operate services, and seek improvements to engineering and operations practices. Canonical offers a fully remote working environment, personal learning budget, annual compensation review, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, parental leave, employee assistance programme, and priority pass for travel.

Sales Development Representative (Spanish & Portuguese Speaker)

Company: Canonical

Location: North America,Latin America

Posted Apr 17, 2024

<p class=jobDescription> <p> Canonical is a remotefirst global company that publishes Ubuntu and opensource enterprise solutions for cloud developer IoT and AI Ubuntu is the fastest growing Linux distribution and ranks as the number 1 OS in the cloud <p> <p> In partnership with Google Amazon IBM and Microsoft Canonical helps companies become more agile productive and adopt new technologies faster Examples of customer success include AI Blockchain IoT Advanced Robotics and selfdriving cars where Ubuntu is the preferred development platform <p> <p> <strong> The role of a Sales Development Representative at Canonical <strong> <p> <p> Canonical is profitable and growing We consider our sales development organization to be the best technology sales academy in the market and as such we select exceptional and ambitious candidates to join our team You will enjoy this role if you are organized persistent charismatic and hardworking You will need to be interested in tech and its business implications In this role you will collaborate with a regional sales and marketing team and your primary objective is to find customer projects that fit our product lines and spread the good name of Canonical across multiple different industries and geographies <p> <p> Click <a class=fontbold underline fontbold underline fontbold underline href=httpsyoutubeufnDZIWpcjg rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow target=blank> HERE <a> to watch our SDR team discuss their role in Canonical <p> <p> <strong> What your day will look like <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> Handle inbound customer inquiries across email phone and chat <p> <li> <li> <p> Execute outbound sales amp marketing campaigns <p> <li> <li> <p> Travel to events and conferences worldwide presenting on booths and driving facetoface marketing and sales opportunities <p> <li> <li> <p> Collaborate across multiple teams and senior stakeholders to drive results <p> <li> <li> <p> Work directly with marketing on campaigns <p> <li> <li> <p> Research information about prospective customers <p> <li> <li> <p> Generate a multimillion pound pipeline <p> <li> <li> <p> Identify prospects and market trends <p> <li> <li> <p> Help define the processes and policies for the team <p> <li> <li> <p> Liaise with new and existing customers setting up and attending meetings whilst actively mapping accounts to identify new opportunities <p> <li> <li> <p> Accurately create update maintain and nurture leads on global opportunities <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> What we are looking for in you <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> Excellent academic results at school and university <p> <li> <li> <p> Passion for business and technology <p> <li> <li> <p> Commitment to continuous learning and improvement curious flexible scientific <p> <li> <li> <p> Creative problem solving and cross team collaboration <p> <li> <li> <p> Verbal and written communication skills <p> <li> <li> <p> Result driven with an overachiever spirit <p> <li> <li> <p> Persistence amp perseverance <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> What we offer you <strong> <p> <p> Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location level of experience knowledge and skills In addition to the benefits above certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce <p> <p> In addition to a competitive base pay we provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and for more information on these please ask your Talent Partner <p> <ul> <li> <p> Personal learning and development budget of 2000USD per year <p> <li> <li> <p> Annual compensation review <p> <li> <li> <p> Recognition rewards <p> <li> <li> <p> Annual holiday leave <p> <li> <li> <p> Parental Leave <p> <li> <li> <p> Employee Assistance Programme <p> <li> <li> <p> Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints <p> <li> <li> <p> Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> <em> Canonical is an equal opportunity employer <em> <strong> <p> <p> We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination Diversity of experience perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products <a class=fontbold underline fontbold underline fontbold underline href=httpscanonicalcomcareersdiversityidentity rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow target=blank> Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration <a> <p> <p> <p> <p> LIremote <p><p>

Canonical - Representante de Desarrollo de Ventas

Company: Canonical

Location: USA

Posted Apr 16, 2024

The text provides information about a remote sales development representative position at Canonical, with the role being based in the USA and the date being April 16.

Head of Security Operations

Company: Canonical

Location: North America,Latin America,EMEA

Posted Apr 17, 2024

<p class=jobDescription> <p> This global leadership role in cyber security is to manage the Security Operations SecOps team responsible for design implementation and evolution of Canonical security practices techniques tools systems and policies The team is the primary owner of strategy and practices that determine how Canonical secures its data internal infrastructure and build processes They are responsible for assuring the security and integrity of our own infrastructure and product deployments They design and implement technical security controls that ensure security threats are automatically identified contained and remediated The team will also contribute ideas and requirements for Canonical product security improving the resilience and robustness of all Ubuntu customers and users subject to cyber attack <p> <p> As a leader on cyber security in the company the SecOps team manager will collaborate with our Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and facilitate SecOps training across Canonical They will operate in a wider security organisation run a high performing security team and improve Canonicals security posture They will lead initiatives to integrate the teams insights into Canonicals broader software development process <p> <p> While this is a management position we expect managers to be expert practitioners able to lead by example contribute at the highest level and assess work based on their own professional experience and skill Candidates should have deep handson expertise with a range of open source and proprietary security tooling and practices which they can integrate into a holistic next generation security solution across the breadth of Canonicals interests <p> <p> The SecOps teams mission is not only to secure Canonical but also to contribute to the security of the wider open source ecosystem They might share knowledge through public presentations and industry events and share threat intelligence with the wider community or represent Canonical in sectorspecific governance bodies <p> <p> This role reports to the CISO <p> <h2> What you will do in this role <h2> <ul> <li> <p> Hire and mentor a team of outstanding technical security professionals <p> <li> <li> <p> Define Canonicals SecOps security standards and playbooks <p> <li> <li> <p> Own and drive the architecture and design of the SOC <p> <li> <li> <p> Analyse and improve Canonicals security architecture <p> <li> <li> <p> Evaluate select and implement new security tools and practices <p> <li> <li> <p> Identify contain and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks <p> <li> <li> <p> Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical SecOps practice <p> <li> <li> <p> Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives <p> <li> <li> <p> Drive threat modelling table top exercises and other SecOps practices across Engineering IS and Canonical <p> <li> <li> <p> Develop Canonical SecOps learning and development materials <p> <li> <li> <p> Publish blog posts whitepapers and conference presentations <p> <li> <li> <p> Identify implement and track SecOps KPIs <p> <li> <li> <p> Plan and deliver SecOps work in the framework of Canonicals agile engineering practice <p> <li> <li> <p> Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change <p> <li> <ul> <h2> What we are looking for <h2> <ul> <li> <p> Proven track record of mitigating with advanced threat actors and nation state threats <p> <li> <li> <p> Expert technical understanding of SOCs from the ground up <p> <li> <li> <p> In depth knowledge of SOC architecture and design including strategies for logging firewalls network segmentation honeypots etc <p> <li> <li> <p> Someone who understands how the SOC works not just how to use it <p> <li> <li> <p> Expert in Linux security <p> <li> <li> <p> Ability to define implement automate and measure effective incident response playbooks <p> <li> <li> <p> Knowledge of security architecture and marketleading security tools <p> <li> <li> <p> Experience contributing to and consuming threat intelligence feeds <p> <li> <li> <p> Experience in security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF <p> <li> <li> <p> An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university <p> <li> <li> <p> Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM or a compelling narrative about your alternative path <p> <li> <li> <p> Drive and a track record of going aboveandbeyond expectations <p> <li> <li> <p> Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security <p> <li> <li> <p> Leadership and management ability <p> <li> <li> <p> Excellent business English writing and presentation skills <p> <li> <li> <p> Confidence to report security performance metrics with accountability for accuracy and completeness <p> <li> <ul> <h2> Optional things we value <h2> <ul> <li> <p> Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with handson ability <p> <li> <li> <p> Experience with open source security tools <p> <li> <li> <p> Experience with security standards such as ISO 27001 <p> <li> <li> <p> Experience with security posture management of corporate endpoitns <p> <li> <ul><p>

Linux System Enablement Engineer - Raspberry-Pi

Company: Canonical

Location: EMEA

Posted Apr 16, 2024

Canonical is seeking an experienced system and hardware enablement engineer to work on the architecture design and development of core components involved in the enablement and support of Raspberry Pi devices for the Ubuntu Distribution. The role involves working with a highly technical team, writing high-quality code, and contributing to projects like U-Boot and libcamera.

Sales Development Representative (German Speaker)

Company: Canonical

Location: EMEA

Posted Apr 17, 2024

<p class=jobDescription> <p> Canonical ist ein globales Unternehmen mit RemoteFirstAnsatz das Ubuntu und OpenSourceUnternehmenslösungen für Cloud Entwicklung IoT und KI veröffentlicht Ubuntu ist die am schnellsten wachsende LinuxDistribution und gilt als das führende Betriebssystem in der Cloud <p> <p> In Zusammenarbeit mit Google Amazon IBM und Microsoft unterstützt Canonical Unternehmen dabei agiler produktiver zu werden und neue Technologien schneller zu übernehmen Beispiele für Kundenerfolge umfassen KI Blockchain IoT fortschrittliche Robotik und selbstfahrende Autos bei denen Ubuntu die bevorzugte Entwicklungsplattform ist <p> <p> <strong> Die Rolle eines Sales Development Representative bei Canonical <strong> <p> <p> Canonical ist profitabel und wächst Wir betrachten unsere Vertriebsentwicklungsorganisation als die beste TechnologieVertriebsakademie auf dem Markt und wählen daher außergewöhnliche und ambitionierte Kandidaten für unser Team aus Diese Rolle wird Ihnen Freude bereiten wenn Sie organisiert hartnäckig charismatisch und fleißig sind Sie sollten Interesse an Technologie und ihren geschäftlichen Auswirkungen haben In dieser Position arbeiten Sie mit einem regionalen Vertriebs und Marketingteam zusammen und Ihr Hauptziel ist es Kundenprojekte zu finden die zu unseren Produktlinien passen und den guten Ruf von Canonical in verschiedenen Branchen und Regionen zu verbreiten <p> <p> Klicken Sie <a class=fontbold underline fontbold underline fontbold underline href=httpsyoutubeufnDZIWpcjg rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow target=blank> HIER <a> um zu sehen wie unser SDRTeam seine Rolle bei Canonical bespricht <p> <p> <strong> Wie der Tag aussehen wird <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> Bearbeiten von eingehende Kundenanfragen per EMail Telefon und Chat <p> <li> <li> <p> Durchführen von ausgehende Vertriebs und Marketingkampagnen <p> <li> <li> <p> Reisen zu Veranstaltungen und Konferenzen weltweit Präsentationen an Ständen halten und persönliche Marketing und Vertriebsmöglichkeiten fördern <p> <li> <li> <p> Zusammenarbeiten mit verschiedenen Teams und hochrangigen Stakeholdern um Ergebnisse zu erzielen <p> <li> <li> <p> Direktes Zusammenarbeiten mit dem Marketing bei Kampagnen <p> <li> <li> <p> Recherche von Informationen über potenzielle Kunden <p> <li> <li> <p> Generieren einer Pipeline im Millionenbereich <p> <li> <li> <p> Identifizieren von Markttrends <p> <li> <li> <p> Mitwirkung bei der Definition von Prozessen und Richtlinien für das Team <p> <li> <li> <p> Kontakt mit neuen und bestehenden Kunden Einrichtung und Teilnahme an Besprechungen sowie aktive Kontaktpflege zur Identifizierung neuer Möglichkeiten <p> <li> <li> <p> Erstellen aktualisieren und pflegen von Leads für globale Chancen <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> Was wir suchen <strong> <p> <ul> <li> <p> Hervorragende schulische und universitäre Leistungen <p> <li> <li> <p> Leidenschaft für Wirtschaft und Technologie <p> <li> <li> <p> Engagement für kontinuierliches Lernen und Verbesserung neugierig flexibel wissenschaftlich orientiert <p> <li> <li> <p> Kreatives Problemlösen und teamübergreifende Zusammenarbeit <p> <li> <li> <p> Mündliche und schriftliche Kommunikationsfähigkeiten <p> <li> <li> <p> Ergebnisorientiert mit einem Überfliegergeist <p> <li> <li> <p> Beharrlichkeit und Ausdauer <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> Was wir bieten <strong> <p> <p> Das Grundgehalt hängt von verschiedenen Faktoren ab darunter Ihrem geografischen Standort dem Erfahrungsniveau den Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten Neben den oben genannten Vorteilen haben bestimmte Rollen auch Anspruch auf zusätzliche Vorteile und Prämien einschließlich Jahresboni und Verkaufsanreize basierend auf Umsatz oder Auslastung Unsere Vergütungsphilosophie zielt darauf ab Gerechtigkeit in unserer globalen Belegschaft sicherzustellen <p> <p> Neben einer wettbewerbsfähigen Grundvergütung bieten wir allen Teammitgliedern zusätzliche Leistungen die unsere Werte und Ideale widerspiegeln Bitte beachten Sie dass je nach Arbeitsort zusätzliche Leistungen gelten können Für weitere Informationen hierzu wenden Sie sich bitte an Ihren Talent Partner <p> <ul> <li> <p> Persönliches Lern und Entwicklungsbudget in der Höhe von 2000 USD pro Jahr <p> <li> <li> <p> Jährliche Überprüfung der Vergütung <p> <li> <li> <p> Anerkennungsprämien <p> <li> <li> <p> Jährlicher Urlaub <p> <li> <li> <p> Elternurlaub <p> <li> <li> <p> Mitarbeiterhilfsprogramm <p> <li> <li> <p> Möglichkeit an neue Standorte zu reisen um Kollegen bei Sprints zu treffen <p> <li> <li> <p> Priority Pass für Reisen und ReiseUpgrades für Firmenveranstaltungen auf Langstrecken <p> <li> <ul> <p> <strong> <em> Canonical ist ein Arbeitgeber der Chancengleichheit bietet <em> <strong> <p> <p> Wir sind stolz darauf einen Arbeitsplatz ohne Diskriminierung zu fördern Vielfalt an Erfahrungen Perspektiven und Hintergründen schaffen ein besseres Arbeitsumfeld und bessere Produkte Unabhängig von Ihrer Identität werden wir Ihre Bewerbung fair berücksichtigen 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Sales Development Representative

Company: Canonical

Location: Other US Location

Posted Apr 17, 2024

Canonical, a global software company known for publishing Ubuntu and open-source enterprise solutions, is seeking a Sales Development Representative. The role involves handling inbound and outbound customer inquiries, executing sales and marketing campaigns, and traveling to events worldwide. The ideal candidate should have excellent academic results, passion for business and technology, and strong communication skills. Canonical offers competitive compensation, a personal learning budget, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, parental leave, an Employee Assistance Programme, and opportunities for travel.

Senior Project Manager - Ubuntu Embedded Systems

Company: Canonical

Location: APAC

Posted Apr 18, 2024

<p class=jobDescription> <h2> The role of a Senior Project Manager Ubuntu Embedded Systems at Canonical <h2> <p> As a Senior Project Manager for Canonicals Devices business this role is responsible for the coordination and completion of large complex customerfacing projects overseeing all aspects of project delivery and acting as the primary delivery liaison between Canonicals engineering teams and Canonicals customers <p> <p> You will be managing the projects that involve the delivery of Ubuntu images on a wide variety of devices ranging from robots edge gateways and IoT devices to PCs and automotive systems This is a highprofile project management position where you are expected to build and maintain working relationships with team members customers other partnersvendors Silicon vendors OEMs ODMs IHVs and other Canonical departmentsteams <p> <p> <strong> Location <strong> This role will be based remotely in the APAC region <p> <h2> What your day will look like <h2> <ul> <li> <p> Manage projects through their complete life cycle and ensure that the overall goals for both Canonical and the client are met <p> <li> <li> <p> Successfully deliver engineering professional services for assigned projects <p> <li> <li> <p> Work with engineering teams on custom board enablement and delivery of Ubuntu images to the customers <p> <li> <li> <p> Assist in the development of project statements of work <p> <li> <li> <p> Draft and maintain projectspecific schedulesproject plans <p> <li> <li> <p> Obtain client agreement to the project schedule and agreedupon work items <p> <li> <li> <p> Ensure projects are delivered within the timeresourcesscope expectations <p> <li> <li> <p> Manage project risk mitigation and plans <p> <li> <li> <p> Drive technical issues to reach desired delivery outcomes <p> <li> <li> <p> Maintain daily and weekly communication with the client and all internal stakeholders <p> <li> <li> <p> Manage delivery schedule of critical thirdparty deliverables for the project <p> <li> <li> <p> Keep management informed of the status of assigned projects <p> <li> <li> <p> Identify custom engineering requests that are not part of an existing business contract <p> <li> <li> <p> Advocate the appropriate technologies from Canonicals product portfolio to customers <p> <li> <li> <p> Support different time zones and work nontraditional hours as required to support the assigned projects <p> <li> <li> <p> You will be responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously <p> <li> <ul> <h2> What we are looking for in you <h2> <ul> <li> <p> Solid project management experience in delivering engineering services to customers managing software development teams and field engineers <p> <li> <li> <p> Extensive experience successfully managing projects with crosscultural and multicontinent internal and external project resources preferably with resources in Asia Europe and the Americas <p> <li> <li> <p> Educational degree preferably in Science Technology Engineering or Math <p> <li> <li> <p> Good knowledge of Linux and the wider Open Source Software community and understanding of computer architecture <p> <li> <li> <p> Excellent communications skills both verbal and written in English <p> <li> <li> <p> Strong leader and problem solver with extensive experience building successful internal and external partnerships and effective working relationships with demanding project sponsors in complex organizational environments <p> <li> <li> <p> PMPPMI or PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification preferred <p> <li> <li> <p> Ability to work nonstandard work hours in support of a worldwide sales and project team <p> <li> <li> <p> Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events <p> <li> <ul> <h2> What we offer you <h2> <p> We consider geographical location experience and performance in shaping compensation worldwide We revisit compensation annually and more often for graduates and associates to ensure we recognise outstanding performance In addition to base pay we offer a performancedriven annual bonus We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally <p> <ul> <li> <p> Distributed work environment with twiceyearly team sprints in person <p> <li> <li> <p> Personal learning and development budget of USD 2000 per year <p> <li> <li> <p> Annual compensation review <p> <li> <li> <p> Recognition rewards <p> <li> <li> <p> Annual holiday leave <p> <li> <li> <p> Maternity and paternity leave <p> <li> <li> <p> Employee Assistance Programme <p> <li> <li> <p> Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues <p> <li> <li> <p> Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events <p> <li> <ul> <h2> About Canonical <h2> <p> Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source As the company that publishes Ubuntu one of the most important opensource projects and the platform for AI IoT and the cloud we are changing the world on a daily basis We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company We expect excellence in order to succeed we need to be the best at what we do <p> <p> Canonical has been a remotefirst company since its inception in 2004​ Working at Canonical is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently work smarter learn new skills and raise your game Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21stcentury digital business <p> <h2> Canonical is an equal opportunity employer <h2> <p> We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination Diversity of experience perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products <a class=fontbold underline fontbold underline fontbold underline href=httpscanonicalcomcareersdiversityidentity rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow target=blank> Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration <a> <p> <p> LIremote <p><p>

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like to work at Canonical?
Canonical fosters an open‑source culture where collaboration and rapid iteration are core values. Employees enjoy flexible remote policies, a global team that spans time zones, and opportunities to contribute directly to Ubuntu releases. The company emphasizes continuous learning, offering internal training on cloud, container, and security technologies, and encourages community engagement through events and sponsorships.
What types of positions are available at Canonical?
Canonical hires for roles in software engineering (Ubuntu kernel, Snapcraft, cloud tooling), DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, Security, Product Management, Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Support, and Infrastructure Operations. Each role requires a blend of technical skill, problem‑solving ability, and a passion for open‑source principles.
How can I stand out as an applicant?
Demonstrate open‑source contributions, especially to Ubuntu, Snap, or related projects. Highlight experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). Quantify achievements—e.g., reduced deployment times by X% or improved security posture. Tailor your resume to Canonical’s values: emphasize teamwork, impact, and continuous learning. Prepare for technical interviews by mastering data structures, system design, and real‑world problem solving, and showcase your ability to work in a distributed environment.

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