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Embedded Linux Field Engineer (Mandarin speaking)

Embedded Linux Field Engineer (Mandarin speaking)

CanonicalWorkFromHome, Taranaki, New Zealand
22 hours ago
Job description

Overview

Embedded Linux Field Engineer (Mandarin speaking) to expand our reach in mission-critical industries such as Automotive, Medical Devices, Industrial Systems, Robotics, and Telco, as well as Consumer Electronics. We are hiring a Mandarin Speaking Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices / IoT. The role is remote-APAC with occasional travel. The server edition of Ubuntu is widely used in connected devices; our IoT edition, Ubuntu Core, emphasizes security and resilience for high-end appliances. We continue to expand our offerings to bring security, management and developer experience to small Linux environments and devices.

We are a founder-led, profitable, and growing company with a distributed team across 75+ countries and several in-person strategy alignment meetings yearly. We value thoughtful, well-informed customer interactions and strong team collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology
  • Elaborate solutions to be proposed to prospective clients
  • Participate in the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux
  • Convey market requirements to key stakeholders and participate in the development or refinement of generic solutions to unlock market potential
  • Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

What we are looking for in you

  • The candidate needs to be fluent in Mandarin and willing to travel to China regularly
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • Extensive Linux experience - Debian or Ubuntu preferred
  • Distribution / Packaging experience (deb, rpm, ...)
  • Solid embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot...)
  • Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
  • Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Result-oriented, ability to multi-task
  • A personal drive to meet commitments
  • An humble learner and quick study
  • Albeit many projects can be done remotely, the successful candidate will be willing to travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences
  • Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

  • Experience with customer engagements is a plus
  • What we offer colleagues

  • 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
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
  • About Canonical

    Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

    Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

    We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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  • Entry level
  • Employment type

  • Full-time
  • Job function

  • Engineering and Information Technology
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