Senior Bootloader & System Engineer - Ubuntu Linux

Canonical Group - Houston, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Houston, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Bootloader & System Engineer role at Canonical involves maintaining and enhancing the Ubuntu bootloader stack to ensure fast, reliable, and secure Ubuntu systems across various devices and cloud environments. This position is critical for the stability, reliability, and security of the boot process, which is essential for the success of Ubuntu from Desktop to Cloud. The role requires a deep understanding of lower-level technologies, including Secure Boot and Full Disk Encryption, and involves collaboration with the upstream community and mentoring less experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• 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

Requirements

• 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
• Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• 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

Nice-to-haves

• A love of technology and working with brilliant people
• Motivated, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• Enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated

Benefits

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