Openings at Canonical

What you'll do

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Work with highly technical team to define and shape the boot architecture of Ubuntu
• Work with teams focused on Ubuntu for server, desktop, IoT and clouds
• Write high quality code to create new features and contribute upstream
• Contribute to feature and bug fixes in projects including Grub, shim, u-boot and associated tools.
• Debug issues and produce high quality fixes
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks a year for internal and external events

Valued Skills, Approach And Experience

• Development experience with early boot software like TF-A, OP-TEE, U-Boot, shim, GRUB, or the Linux kernel.
• Experience on non x86 platforms such as ARM, RISC-V
• A love of technology and working with brilliant people
• Motivated, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• A long-time Linux user with broad interests in the future of Linux
• Experience or interest in learning how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated

What Canonical offers:

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel

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Key responsibilities:

• Define Canonical's corporate and product portfolio narrative
• Lead a team of professionals and agencies to bring this story to life
• Orchestrate message across channels (AR, PR, social…) to drive awareness
• Build credibility and relevance across the business and enterprise
• Foster passion and engagement across developer and open source communities

We value:

• Experience of leadership and mentoring in a multi-channel comms team
• Story telling that weaves corporate and product portfolio narratives
• The ability to motivate and influence at all levels of the organisation
• Personal engagement with journalists, analysts, investors and executives
• The vision to lead on brand awareness and thought leadership
• Passion for technology and technology evangelism
• Excellent academic results, with Bachelor's or equivalent in Communications, Humanities, or STEM
• Commitment to continuous learning, feedback and improvement
• Engagement with the latest innovations in communications

The communications team operates across technologies, verticals and regions, from operating systems to SAAS, from telco to automotive, from silicon vendors to systems Integrators. They build brand awareness and thought leadership while maintaining cohesion and consistency in messaging and tone of voice across channels.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to shape an iconic brand, company and products
• Influence in the open source community
• An inclusive work environment
• Flexibility to work remotely from home
• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Priority Pass for for International travel