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Rust Engineering Lead - Linux and Open Source

Canonical via Canonical
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Remote (Worldwide)
Type
Full Time
Deadline
30 Oct 2026
7 days left
Job Description
  • Rust engineers of all seniority levels for multiple product teams, bringing Rust into Ubuntu and Canonical's open source projects from firmware and bootloaders through the kernel up to the desktop; candidates are matched to a team after the first interview round.
  • Design and build well-tested, well-documented software in Rust.
  • Promote Rust adoption within Canonical and upstream projects, and identify codebases to prioritize for migration.
  • Debug and fix issues reported by users.
  • Take part in code and architecture reviews, and in writing technical specifications with the community.
  • Improve engineering and operations practices, and in some cases deploy and operate team services.
Requirements
  • Strong academic record and an undergraduate degree in computer science or a STEM field, or a convincing alternative background.
  • For senior roles, experience building, deploying and operating distributed systems and APIs.
  • Experience writing high-quality Rust on Linux, and a real interest in Linux at the system level.
  • Extensive personal experience with Linux.
  • Self-motivated, organized and able to meet deadlines, with a track record of going beyond expectations.
  • Professional written and spoken English, and strong interpersonal skills in a multicultural, distributed team.
  • Ability to travel to in-person sprints twice a year for up to two weeks each.
  • Nice to have: experience developing for Ubuntu.
  • Nice to have: experience with LXD, MicroK8s, snapd, IoT, Juju, Ubuntu Core or Ubuntu Pro.
  • Nice to have: performance engineering or security experience.
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Posted10 Oct 2026
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