About Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu, the Linux operating system used across public cloud, AI, IoT and enterprise computing. It has been remote-first since 2004, with staff in more than 70 countries who meet in person a few times a year. The company is founder-led and profitable.
About the Role
Canonical is hiring a Solutions Architect for Automotive in its field engineering team. You will help partners and prospects such as carmakers, chip makers and consultancies understand and adopt Canonical's open source platform for software-defined vehicles. The role mixes presales, technical design and hands-on embedded Linux work.
You will:
- Meet customers during presales, gather their requirements and explain the technology
- Pull in Canonical experts in cloud, Kubernetes, security and safety to shape full solutions
- Help deliver embedded Linux projects, including demos and proofs of concept
- Pass market needs back to product teams and help refine standard solutions
- Travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events and conferences
About You
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Extensive Linux experience, ideally with Debian or Ubuntu
- Solid embedded Linux experience with Yocto or an RTOS
- Low-level knowledge of Linux boot, BIOS and firmware
- Fluency in Go, Python, C, C++ or Rust
- Relevant experience in the automotive industry
- Professional written and spoken English, plus your local language
- Strong presentation skills and a liking for customer-facing work
Nice to Have
- Experience with ISO 26262 or ISO 21434
- Earlier customer engagement experience
What Canonical Offers
- Home-based work with in-person team sprints twice a year
- A personal learning budget of $2,000 a year
- An annual pay review and a performance-based yearly bonus
- Recognition rewards, annual leave, and maternity and paternity leave
- An employee assistance programme
- Priority Pass lounge access and travel upgrades for long-haul company trips
This role is open worldwide, so embedded Linux engineers in Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco or Egypt with automotive experience can apply. Apply on the official Canonical careers page.