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Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT

Canonical is hiring the Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT to expand our reach in mission-critical industries such as Automotive, Medical Devices, Industrial Systems, Robotics, and Telco, as well as Consumer Electronics. We are looking for candidates who are accomplished Linux plumbers with strong coding, scripting, and embedded software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our 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 contribute to the development or refinement of generic solutions to unlock market potential
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Distribution / Packaging experience (deb, rpm, ...)
• Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot...)
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, ability to multi-task
• Personal drive to meet commitments
• Humble learner and quick study
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences
• For positions in Japan and Korea, ability to speak and write the local language at a professional level

Additional Skills

• Experience with customer engagements is a plus, but not required

What We Offer

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we shape software for AI, IoT and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and expect excellence. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

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Location: Boise, ID