almost 2 years ago
Remote, JapanSenior
Responsibilities
- Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain Canonical technology.
- Develop solutions for prospective clients.
- Participate in the delivery of selected embedded Linux projects.
- Convey market requirements to Canonical stakeholders and help develop or refine generic solutions.
- Act as a customer advocate and trusted technical advisor.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Extensive Linux experience, preferably with Debian or Ubuntu.
- Solid embedded Linux experience with Yocto, Buildroot, or an RTOS.
- Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust.
- Professional written and spoken English and professional fluency in the local Japanese language.
- Experience with low-level Linux boot, BIOS, firmware, and embedded software development methodologies.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to multitask and meet commitments.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.
- Customer engagement experience is a plus but not required.
Benefits
- Remote work based in Japan, preferably Tokyo or Osaka.
- Travel up to 30% for customer meetings, company events, and conferences.
- Twice-yearly in-person team sprints in different locations.
- USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
- Annual compensation review, recognition rewards, holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, Employee Assistance Programme, Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
About Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu, a widely used Linux operating system for servers, cloud, desktops, and edge/IoT, along with tooling for containers, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and AI. It sells enterprise support, security maintenance, managed services, and certifications to businesses, governments, and hardware makers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in London, the privately held company supplies Ubuntu images and tooling to major public clouds and silicon partners.