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# Linux Kernel Engineer

- **Company:** Canonical Ltd.
- **Location:** Spain (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Ubuntu (Operating System), Computer Programming, Debian Linux, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Linux Kernel, Raspberry Pi, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Software Engineering, Subsystems, Virtualization Technology, Ceph (Software), Git, Containerization, Information Technology, Low Latency
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://es.trabajo.org/oferta-5355-3e3c798bef08546c54fd2efc5c64a406

## About the Role

Networking - in particular performance and security - Storage - we are particularly interested in Ceph and DRBD We hire candidates of all experience levels from recent university graduates through seasoned industry experts. We select those who are enthusiastic to work in multiple areas including security mitigation, feature development, patching and test. You must have outstanding academic results, a background in software engineering, be motivated to work in a distributed team and willing to travel globally twice a year for company engineering events. Location: Working from home, worldwide. We have kernel teams and openings in every time zone and with the notable exception of Taipei, Taiwan, have no offices and therefore no pressure to work from an office. What your day will look like - Collaborate regularly and proactively with a globally distributed team - Work closely with silicon, cloud, or hardware manufacturers - Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel

 - Take personal responsibility for a flavour of the Ubuntu Linux kernel - Improve tooling and automation for delivery and test of Ubuntu Linux kernels - Submit, review, and apply kernel patches What we are looking for in you - An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university - Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path - Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations - Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to fixed schedules - Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community - Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and oral - Significant programming experience in C - Solid background with git - Broad knowledge of the Linux kernel and kernel subsystems - Demonstrated experience with kernel patching and debugging - Understanding of Linux kernel upstream processes and release cycle -
Strong grasp of device drivers, BSP's, and other low level system engineering - Professional written and spoken English - Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) - Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability - Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments - Ability to tra

## Description

cloud environments, mainframes and supercomputers. We care most about hardware and virtualization enablement, security, reliability and performance. There are a number of areas where we lead upstream, but for the most part we are interested in ensuring production readiness and performance for the latest patchsets, rather than subsystem maintenance or evolution. Kernel Team projects include but are not limited to: - Ubuntu Linux kernel plan, execution, benchmarking and stress testing - Optimised kernels for key silicon and cloud partners - Confidential computing and next-generation security primitives - Developer platforms such as Raspberry Pi and RISC-V - Enabling Ubuntu on a wide range of embedded systems - Kernel Livepatch, which delivers critical kernel fixes without rebooting - FIPS compliance - Real-Time and Low Latency kernel variants and patchsets - Virtualisation or abstraction engines - Container technology - Security with AppArmor, SECCOMP, namespaces and more -


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