Software Maintenance Engineer

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Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting global locations to align on strategy and execution.

This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community, and the company.

Remote – teams in all time zones.

• Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, Open Stack, Kubernetes, and other open‑source software.
• Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical’s Field, Support, and product engineering teams.
• Participate in upstream communities.
• Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Demonstrate sound judgment in technical methods and techniques.
• Prioritize work and manage time effectively against those priorities.
• Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation.
• Maintain clear, technical, and concise communications.
• Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events, and conferences.

• Exceptional academic track record.
• Background in Computer Science, STEM, or similar fields.
• Experience with Linux and open‑source software.
• Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C, or C++ on Linux.
• A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep‑dive difficult issues.
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.

• Love technology and working with brilliant people.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Valu e soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated.
• Interest in or willingness to learn about Ubuntu Linux (kernel or userspace), Kubernetes, Open Stack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo, Debian packaging, or distributed systems.

• 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 & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm 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 of software. We recruit globally and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

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