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Ubuntu Engineering Lead

Job in Toronto, Ontario, C6A, Canada
Listing for: Canonical
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-11
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, DevOps
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

Location :  We have remote roles open in every time zone.

Responsibilities

Leading their teams in elevating the Linux developer and user experience

Designing, building and shipping high quality, performant software in Rust, Go and Python

Demonstrating sound engineering principles through architecture, development and code reviews

Taking responsibility for planning, estimation and execution

Working with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu

Setting expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders

Offering coaching, mentoring, technical feedback and hands‑on career development

Contributing to upstream and neighboring open source projects

Optimizing the distribution for performance, reliability, and security

Debugging complex system‑level issues and delivering robust solutions

Authoring and improving technical and community documentation

Qualifications

An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path

Ability to drive and deliver technical work streams going above and beyond expectations

Lead and coach others to deliver exceptional engineering work

A demonstrated passion for open source software

Significant experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter or C / C++

Professional written and spoken English

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Nice‑to‑have skills

Experience contributing to or leading open source projects

Experience with Linux distributions / distribution engineering

Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms

Performance or Security Engineering experience

What we offer you

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

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.

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