Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer - Silicon Enablement
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description
This role involves developing, optimizing, and maintaining the Linux kernel for Ubuntu on various silicon platforms, working closely with silicon vendors to enhance performance and support for embedded systems, primarily in a remote work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a global team to support silicon platform integration into the Ubuntu Linux kernel
- Work closely with silicon vendor partners to develop and optimize kernel support for their platforms
- Diagnose and resolve kernel issues reported by partners, customers, and testing
- Deliver silicon-optimized variants of the Ubuntu Linux kernel
- Improve tooling and automation for kernel delivery and testing
- Submit, review, and apply kernel patches in collaboration with upstream maintainers
- Identify and implement performance optimizations for silicon platforms
Requirements
- Strong aptitude for software engineering at the hardware level, with the ability to demonstrate direct hardware experience or background in other RTOS or bare-metal environments if Linux kernel experience is not available
- Significant programming ability in C
- Solid grasp of device drivers, Board Support Packages (BSPs), and other aspects of hardware-level system engineering
- Solid background with git
- Understanding of operating system kernel fundamentals
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
- Ability to work collaboratively with a globally distributed team
- Ability to diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by partners, customers, the community, or discovered through testing
- Ability to submit, review, and apply kernel patches, working with internal and external upstream maintainers
- Ability to improve tooling and automation for the delivery and testing of Ubuntu Linux kernels
- Ability to identify new means of maximising performance on partner silicon platforms
- Willingness to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks in duration
Benefits & Perks
Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus
Additional benefits reflecting company values and ideals
Home-based work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
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
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