Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT

About the role

The Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT will play a crucial role in expanding Canonical’s reach in mission-critical industries. This position requires a unique blend of skills including extensive Linux experience, distribution/packaging experience, solid embedded Linux experience, and fluency in multiple programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology
• Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
• Participate to the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders in our organization, and sometimes participate to the development or refining of generic solutions to unlock market potential
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience - Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Distribution / Packaging experience (deb, rpm, ...)
• Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot...)
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, ability to multi-task
• A personal drive to meet commitments
• A humble learner and quick study

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences
• Experience with customer engagements a plus, but not a requirement

Skills

• Experience with customer engagements a plus, but not a requirement

Benefits

Competitive, business-focused technologists at heart, dedicated team players that take pride in team and company wins. We often say that our field engineers have 'the hardest job at Canonical' because customers can ask about any aspect of our solutions and products and expect a thoughtful, well-informed answer. We always want to do the best thing for our partners and customers, regardless of our company interests, and field engineers are the people we trust to ensure that is true.

Pay

Compensation varies based on location, experience, and performance. We offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission, a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, an Employee Assistance Programme, and priority access to travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

Schedule

We offer a distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person. We are an equal opportunity employer and foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.