From the listing

About the role

Our worldwide field engineering team apply expert insights to real-world customer problems, enabling the enterprise adoption of Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes, AI/MLOps and a wide range of associated technologies. We are experts in the whole open source stack, from kernel to desktop, from cloud to the edge.

We help global companies embrace public and private cloud infrastructure, cloud native operations, and open source applications. For this team we are looking for several Alliances Engineers to support OEM, GSI, ISV, Channel partners and Public Cloud alliance partners.

You will support various alliances and partners of Canonical to adopt our products and technologies, helping business leaders to define joint go-to-market programs with partners from the technical standpoint.

What you'll do

Understand Ubuntu, Linux, networking and services in real-world environments.
Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud.
Architect and integrate popular open source software such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra and NGINX.
Help partners to offer and architect joint solutions utilizing Canonical’s technologies on top of the public clouds and in the data center.
Design and publish joint Reference Architectures and perform technical validations with various partners.
Prepare and run onboarding sessions/workshops with various partners’ teams to promote Canonical products and solutions.

What they're looking for

Extensive experience with Linux, Kubernetes, Ceph, and software automation.
Experience designing and implementing solutions on top of public or private clouds.
Python and bash understanding and troubleshooting skills.
Fluent written and spoken English.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
High motivation, ability to multi-task and follow-up reliably on commitments.
Interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching and demonstrating.
Ability to travel globally up to 30% of the time.
Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related technical field experience.

Nice to have

Ubuntu specific experience
Interest in new technologies like LXD, Juju and Snaps

From the company page

Canonical benefits

Work from anywherePaid learning stipendsPaid parental leavePaid holidaysHealth & wellness stipendPaid retreats

◉ Remote policy · in their words

“Canonical has been a fully distributed organization since its origin in 2004. Our remote-first policy enables us to collaborate with the best in the world in our domain.”

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The hot takeJeff's read on Canonical

Canonical is a bit tricky for me to review for a few reasons:

Their Glassdoor reviews have dropped down to 3.1 (March 25, 2026), right at my threshold. I'd want to see this start trending in the correct direction in order to consider them for inclusion again.

I like they they have yearly sprints in cool locations like Cape Town, Madrid, and London.

I like that hire-from-anywhere/work-from-anywhere roles are clearly labeled on the job listings as "worldwide."

I'd like to read more about how they feel about their employees traveling as a digital nomad, or being location-independent in general.

I'd like to see more details about the perks they do or don't offer employees, though I suspect they vary by hiring region.

Please get back to me, because I would like to include you again, but need a few more details to do so.

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