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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Regional HR Manager
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. They are hiring a Regional HR Manager for APAC to join their People team. The role involves leading and scaling the regional HR team, delivering precise and compliant HR operations, and partnering with senior leadership. Canonical offers a distributed work environment, personal learning and development budget, and various benefits.
Senior Web Engineer
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems, with a focus on enterprise and technology markets. The company values transparency, intellectual honesty, and teamwork, and is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to drive best practices and lead technical conversations.
Software Engineer - Solutions Engineering
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with a focus on revolutionizing open source application and infrastructure operations. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a global distributed team. They are looking for a software engineering team lead to shape the future of open source IT, DevOps, and IS from bare metal to containers.
Engineering Manager - Web
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems, with a focus on enterprise and technology markets. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a globally distributed team. They are hiring a Web Engineering Manager to work collaboratively across the organization to deliver reliable, scalable, and delightful user experiences for Canonical products.
Technical Author (multiple roles and seniority levels)
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical seeks Technical Authors to enhance documentation practices across products and teams. Roles offer growth, collaboration, and global impact with competitive benefits.
Graduate HR Generalist
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. They are a pioneer in global distributed collaboration and are looking for a Graduate HR Generalist to join their APAC region. The role involves providing HR support, maintaining HRIS, owning global projects, partnering with managers and employees, processing new hires, providing benefits support, conducting audits, and improving processes.
Revenue Accounting Manager - Software Industry, IFRS 15, NetSuite
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. They are hiring a Revenue Accounting Manager to drive revenue recognition processes and ensure proper application of revenue accounting guidance. The company values collaboration, innovation, and a distributed work environment.
Ubuntu Security Engineer
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical promotes its role as a leading open-source provider, highlighting opportunities in security engineering with global collaboration, competitive compensation, and professional development. The job emphasizes innovation, remote work flexibility, and contributions to open-source communities.
Partner Sales Manager - Dell
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with its flagship product Ubuntu being widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI engineering, and IoT. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a global distributed team and a focus on open source innovation. Canonical is hiring a Partner Sales Manager to work closely with Dell and other major partners to build strategic relationships, generate and transact opportunities, and grow Canonical's market share.
Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer - BIOS/Firmware
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, is expanding its investment into PC platform stability, reliability, and performance. They are looking for an individual to take ownership of aspects pertaining to the boot process, including BIOS, UEFI, ACPI, and other platform firmware components. The role involves collaborating with a globally distributed team, working closely with PC platform enablement teams and vendors, and becoming a primary contributor and maintainer to the Firmware Test Suite (FWTS).
Product Marketing Manager – IoT & Embedded Systems
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with a focus on IoT and embedded systems. The company offers solutions like Ubuntu Core and Ubuntu Pro for Devices, which are trusted by major companies. Canonical is seeking a Product Marketing Manager for IoT and Embedded Systems to drive adoption and commercial success of their IoT portfolio.
Cloud Support Engineer
Company: Canonical
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2025
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with a focus on Ubuntu. They offer a remote Cloud Support Engineer role in Japan, requiring excellent communication skills, technical expertise in Linux systems, and a passion for open source development. The company values diversity, offers a distributed work environment, and provides benefits such as personal learning budgets and annual compensation reviews.