Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, particularly known for its platform, Ubuntu. The company serves a wide array of sectors including public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, boasting 1200+ colleagues across 75+ countries with minimal office-based roles. The company is founder-led, profitable, and continues to grow.
The Ubuntu Engineering Server Team is seeking open-source enthusiasts to help shape the future of Ubuntu. The role will involve maintaining and packaging various software solutions such as web servers, databases, and virtualization/containerization stacks. This is a unique opportunity for software engineers passionate about open source software to build a rewarding career at Canonical.
Work Conditions: Remote, Full-time; Global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.
Location: Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate proactively within a distributed team.
- Foster a software ecosystem with a seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users.
- Evaluate contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards.
- Shape the future of Ubuntu through new ideas and advisory roles.
- Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities as well as with upstream projects and customers.
- Debug issues in open-source code.
- Maintain Ubuntu Server packages with a focus on traditional server workloads, virtualization, containers, and dependencies.
What We Are Looking For:
- A love for technology and collaboration with brilliant individuals.
- Curiosity, flexibility, articulation, accountability, and a self-motivated attitude.
- Interest or experience in open-source maintenance or contribution.
- A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
- Understanding basic reproducibility and testing steps; comfortable with test systems in containers or virtual machines.
- Proficient in one programming language such as C/C++, Python, Rust, or Go.
- Interest in distro packaging and fundamental knowledge of package management and dependency resolution.
- Experience with containerization and virtualization (e.g., Docker, LXD, Virtualbox, QEMU).
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive compensation based on geographical location, experience, and performance.
- Performance-driven annual bonuses.
- Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 per year.
- Annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, and annual leave.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunities for travel to meet colleagues globally, along with travel upgrades for long hauls.
About Canonical:
Canonical is at the forefront of the global shift to open-source technologies, having published Ubuntu, a pivotal open-source project that supports AI, IoT, and cloud initiatives. The company promotes a remote-first work culture and values diversity, providing equal consideration to all applications regardless of identity.
