Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries and few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution. Canonical is founder‑led, profitable, and growing. System Software Engineer – GCC/LLVM compiler, tooling, and ecosystem We are building a team focused on the modern C and C++ programming language and their ecosystem on Ubuntu. The role delivers the best possible GCC and LLVM runtimes, developer experience, and supporting tooling in Ubuntu, ensuring cutting‑edge programming language innovation is available to Ubuntu users. This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer with a strong passion for compilers, runtimes, and tool chains, who excels in modern C/C++, Linux distributions, software architectures, and open source. Responsibilities Collaborate proactively with a distributed team. Select, integrate, and package best‑of‑breed tooling with Ubuntu to improve developer and operator experience with GCC and LLVM. Write high‑quality code to create new features. Debug issues and produce high‑quality code to fix them. Review code produced by other engineers. Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions. Work from home with global travel 2‑4 weeks a year for internal and external events. What We Are Looking For In You Relevant GCC or LLVM experience, ideally in cloud‑native software and Linux. Experience packaging software for Debian and Ubuntu. Long‑time Linux user. Exceptional academic track record (high school and university). Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path. Loves technology and working with brilliant people. Passionate, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable. Values soft skills and is enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated. Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long. Nice‑to‑have Skills Experience with Linux distributions and distribution engineering. Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms. Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross‑compilation. Performance or security engineering experience. What We Offer You Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year. Annual compensation review. Recognition rewards. Annual holiday leave. Maternity and paternity leave. Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues. Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events. Location This role is based remotely in the AMERICAS region. About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu – one of the most important open source projects and a platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud – we are changing the world daily. Canonical has been a remote‑first company since 2004, recruiting on a global basis and holding a high standard for talent. We encourage excellence and provide opportunities to think differently, work smarter, and grow. Equal Opportunity Employer Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. #J-18808-Ljbffr