Senior Ubuntu Embedded IoT System Engineer
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description
A Senior Ubuntu Embedded IoT System Engineer responsible for developing and optimizing Ubuntu on OEM and ODM hardware platforms, working closely with partners to ensure seamless integration and performance for various embedded devices across industries such as robotics, automotive, and medical devices.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide software and system engineering services for OEM and ODM customers
- Work closely with partners on platform bring-up
- Collaborate with project managers and QA engineers to identify, triage, and fix critical problems
- Contribute to upstream projects by finding and applying patches for bugs
- Conduct root cause analysis and reproduce issues to explain results
- Facilitate communication between Ubuntu, firmware, and hardware engineering teams
Requirements
- A Bachelor or higher degree in STEM, preferably Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
- Familiarity with C, Python, and Bash programming languages
- Experience with Linux boot up process, Linux kernel, boot and system-level architecture skills
- Experience of bootloader development, such as u-boot
- Software development experience 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
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events, up to two weeks long
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program
Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long-haul company events
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