12 open roles

Canonical systems software jobs

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Last seen hiring2026-08-04

Develops Ubuntu Linux, kernels, containers, virtualization, storage, and embedded systems.

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Hires into. Kernel & Drivers (6), Compilers & Runtimes (1), Storage & Filesystems (1), Networking & Protocols (1), Virtualization & Containers (2), Embedded & Firmware (1).

Languages named on these postings. C++ (6), Rust (6), Go (5), Assembly (3), C (1).

Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer

Canonical · Home based - Worldwide · Rust, C++, Go

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C++/Rust Graphics and Windowing System Software Engineer - Mir

Canonical · Home Based - APAC; Home based - EMEA · Rust, C++

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Embedded & Desktop Linux Systems Engineer - Optimisation

Canonical · Home based - Worldwide · C++

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Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation

Canonical · Home Based - Americas; Home based - EMEA · Go

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Junior Linux Kernel Engineer - Ubuntu

Canonical · Home based - Worldwide · Rust

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Lead Linux Kernel Engineer - Ubuntu

Canonical · Home based - Worldwide · Rust, C

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Linux Devices Software Engineer

Canonical · Home based - Worldwide; Office Based - Taipei, Taiwan · Rust, C++, Go

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Linux Kernel Engineer

Canonical · Home based - Worldwide

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Open Source Networking Software Engineer - ToR Switch / SmartNIC / DPU

Canonical · Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Office Based - Beijing, China; Office Based - Taipei, Taiwan · Rust, C++, Go

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Software Engineer, Ceph & Distributed Storage

Canonical · Home Based - Americas; Home based - EMEA · Go

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System Software Engineer - GCC/LLVM compiler, tooling, and ecosystem

Canonical · Home Based - Americas · C++

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Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer - BIOS/Firmware

Canonical · Home Based - APAC · Assembly

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