• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Ubuntu Embedded IoT System Engineer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Job Description

• We invite you to join Canonical as an Ubuntu Enablement Engineer .In this role, you will use your knowledge of Linux and hardware to represent Canonical with leading OEMs, ODMs, and silicon partners to deliver the best user experience of Ubuntu on partner hardware for Robotics, Automotive, SmartNIC, Medical device, Industry gateway and many other products. Your work will improve Ubuntu for millions of users.


• This fast-paced environment requires excellent time management, insightful debugging, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and deep knowledge of the Linux system​.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide software and system engineering services for OEM and ODM customers;


• Work closely with partners on platform bring up


• Work with project managers and Field/QA engineers to identify, triage, and fix critical problems;


• Work with individual upstream projects to find and apply patches for bugs


• Conduct root cause analysis, collect and organize details to reproduce and explain results


• Facilitate communication between Ubuntu, firmware and hardware engineering teams


• Occasional international travel to the EU, USA, Taiwan and China

Required Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor's or higher Degree in STEM, preferably Computer Science or Electrical Engineering


• English written and verbal communication skills


• Familiar with C, Python and Bash;


• Familiar with linux boot up process;


• Linux kernel, boot and system-level architecture skills;


• Experience of bootloader development, such as u-boot;


• Software development on Arm or non-X86 platforms;


• Linux debugging and resolution abilities


• Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team


• Ability to learn fast to work on cutting edge technologies


• Fluency in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese;

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience with system firmware, including uboot, UEFI, ACPI, DSDT, boot loaders, device firmware.


• Experience debugging power management on PCI ASPM, SATA ALPM, low power profiles


• Experience in board design, bring up, and validation


• Experience with electrical engineering design tools (e.g. schematic capture, layout)


• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, RISC-V


• Familiarity with Ubuntu development model


• Shell/Python scripting skills.