Job
Linux Software Engineer, Ubuntu for Next-Gen Silicon
Canonical
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- home based in the EMEA region, which includes Africa (Canonical lists it as 'Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Home based - EMEA'); the posting names no countries and says nothing about work authorisation or payment routes
- undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
- strong C, C++ and Python fundamentals and an understanding of Linux packaging
- Where
- Remote. Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Home based - EMEA
A remote job, at several seniority levels, enabling Ubuntu on new chips and hardware platforms. Canonical lists it as 'Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Home based - EMEA'.
The facts
- What you get
- A salary; no figure is published on the posting
- Where
- Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Home based - EMEA
- How long
- Full time
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- home based in the EMEA region, which includes Africa (Canonical lists it as 'Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Home based - EMEA'); the posting names no countries and says nothing about work authorisation or payment routes
- undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
- strong C, C++ and Python fundamentals and an understanding of Linux packaging
- travel two to four weeks a year for internal events
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “An online application”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
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- Match your CV to this job: put the experience closest to what it asks for first, and use the same words the listing uses for the same things.
- For each thing the listing asks for, have one real example ready: where you did it, what you did, and what changed because of it.
- Informal work counts. Selling, tutoring, running a family shop, volunteering and caring for relatives all built real skills; say what you did plainly.
- If a cover letter is asked for, keep it to three short paragraphs: why this job, what you have done that fits, and when you can start.
If there is an interview or a test
- Read the listing again the day before, and the organisation's own about page.
- Prepare two or three short stories: a problem you solved, a time you learned something quickly, a time you worked with others.
- Have one or two questions ready for them, for example what the first three months in the role look like.
- For a call or video interview, test your data, battery and a quiet place beforehand. If your connection drops, call or write straight away.
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How to apply
You apply on Canonical's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Canonical's own website on 18 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.