Work across the full Linux stack (kernel through networking, virtualization and graphics) to design and implement Ubuntu integrations for new hardware. Collaborate with silicon partners to optimise performance, build device OS images, integrate SDKs/apps, and define testing and quality strategies. Required experience includes Linux packaging, open source collaboration and programming in Python, C and C++.

Canonical seeks a Junior Developer skilled in Python and with working knowledge of Go to develop a resilient, scalable cloud-native monitoring/observability stack for Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMs and containers. Role is remote (EMEA and Americas), involves collaborating with a distributed team, writing and testing code, debugging, code review, community interaction and periodic global travel for events.

Work on Juju, a large open-source Go project for model-driven operations across public/private cloud, Kubernetes, and bare metal. Role involves designing, delivering and supporting features in a highly concurrent distributed system, collaborating with a distributed team, interacting with upstream communities, and travelling up to four times per year. Required: experience developing in Go and excellent English communication.

Canonical seeks a remote (EMEA) Distributed Systems Engineer to design, build and operate high-performance APIs and streaming data services for IoT. Responsibilities include architecting scalable backend services, messaging/data pipelines, cloud-based SaaS and containerized on-prem deployments, implementing governance, auditing and security (IAM, encryption, GDPR/HIPAA), using technologies such as Go, Python, MQTT, Kafka, RabbitMQ, OpenTelemetry, OPC‑UA and ModBus. Role involves mentoring, code/design review, cross-functional collaboration and occasional global travel (approx. 2–4 weeks/year).

The role owns the holistic technical vision and roadmap for Canonical's internal cloud and IT infrastructure, leading and coaching SREs and data center engineers on automation, reliability, scalability, networking and security. Responsibilities include designing hardware/software implementations (from PCI lanes to CDN), collaborating with cloud-ops teams, defining self‑service solutions, performing incident analysis and establishing operational practices across a global distributed environment. The position is home-based in EMEA with approximately four weeks' travel per year.

Work on low-level Go code between the REST API and C libraries for LXD, designing and implementing system-level features, modeling data and database schemas stored in dqlite, and maintaining code quality with static analysis and tests. Requires experience with Go and C, knowledge of networking and storage, and experience with at least two of cloud computing, virtualization, containers, distributed systems or open source community involvement. Remote role available in EMEA and the Americas with periodic travel (2–4 weeks/year).

Remote Engineering Manager responsible for leading and developing engineers who build, test and publish Ubuntu base and specialized images for public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Role involves technical leadership (Python/Golang), architecture and code review, CI/CD and automation, partner engagement, agile delivery, and up to 15% travel.

Manage a distributed engineering team delivering managed services for customer environments (OpenStack, Kubernetes, private cloud). Responsibilities include team health, process and operations improvements, meeting SLAs, stakeholder/customer collaboration, and driving quality and velocity of development and operations. Requires a technical background in Linux/cloud technologies, experience with OpenStack, software delivery or operations (Python, Go, C/C++, Java or similar), testing and maintainable code practices, system administration (Ubuntu/Debian a plus), agile methods, and experience managing distributed teams. Travel ~20%.

Canonical is hiring engineers to work on virtualization and container technologies across the stack (kernel to userspace), including projects such as RustVMM, LXD, Docker image tooling, Kubernetes (MicroK8s), and OpenStack-related components. Candidates should have experience with Linux, low-level/kernel or system programming, and open source virt/container tech; work is remote and requires occasional travel for in-person team events.

Canonical seeks a globally remote Cloud Support Engineer to investigate and resolve complex customer issues across Ubuntu and Canonical products. Responsibilities include triaging cloud and OS problems (including kernel crashes), working via phone/ticketing/remote sessions, participating in weekend support rotation, contributing and maintaining knowledge base articles, and travelling twice yearly for company events. Required: professional English, technical degree or equivalent, strong hands-on Linux support experience (including several of KVM/OpenStack, containers, storage, networking), troubleshooting and programming fundamentals, and customer support experience.

Work with OEMs, GSIs, ISVs, channel and public-cloud partners to design and validate joint reference architectures and run technical onboarding/workshops. Architect solutions using Ubuntu/Linux across Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubeflow, Spark and public clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Role is partner- and customer-facing, requires Python/Bash, automation and troubleshooting skills, fluent English and up to 30% global travel.

Lead and develop a distributed team of cloud engineers/field engineers working with open-source and public cloud technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, AWS/GCP/Azure). Role includes line management, coaching, hands-on technical contribution, participation in presales, and managing project delivery. Home-based role, managing a team in your time zone with up to 25% travel.

Home-based Cloud Field Engineer role at Canonical. Design and deploy private and public cloud solutions (OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop, Spark, AWS/Azure/GCP), work across the Linux stack (kernel, networking, storage), and write Python for Kubernetes operators and infrastructure-as-code. Customer-facing responsibilities include deployment, testing, handover, presentations and training. Requires strong Linux, cloud and Python skills and excellent English communication. Remote, worldwide role with up to 25% global travel.

Canonical is hiring a Cloud Engineering Manager for the BootStack team to manage a distributed engineering team responsible for day-to-day managed services of customer environments (OpenStack, Kubernetes, private infrastructure). The role includes optimizing development and operations velocity and quality, implementing engineering and operations processes, stakeholder and customer collaboration, meeting SLAs, and roughly up to 20% travel. Required: technical degree (or equivalent), experience in software delivery (Python, Go, C/C++, Java) and/or operations teams, OpenStack experience, Linux administration (Ubuntu/Debian preferred), testing and agile experience, and experience managing distributed teams.