Canonical

Junior Linux Kernel Engineer - Ubuntu

Worldwide (Remote)

Junior

REMOTE

Canonical is hiring Junior Linux Kernel Engineers to join its globally distributed Ubuntu Kernel Team. In this role you will help build and maintain Ubuntu Linux kernels across a wide range of platforms, from embedded devices to large-scale cloud environments. You will collaborate with senior engineers and external hardware partners, diagnose and resolve kernel issues, submit and review patches, and improve tooling and automation. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates or early-career engineers who are passionate about operating systems and low-level software development in C or R...

C programming

Linux kernel development

Git version control

Operating system fundamentals

Kernel patching

Kernel debugging

Distributed team collaboration

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