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CanonicalStaff Engineer, Development Lifecycle
Canonical is seeking a Staff Engineer, Development Lifecycle to lead initiatives that adapt Ubuntu for mission-critical uses within regulated sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and industrial…
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Canonical is seeking a Staff Engineer, Development Lifecycle to lead initiatives that adapt Ubuntu for mission-critical uses within regulated sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and industrial robotics. Operating within a fully remote environment since 2004, the company publishes Ubuntu and drives global open-source adoption across cloud, AI, and IoT platforms. In this position, you will turn complex regulatory and compliance demands into tangible engineering outcomes and practices. You will collaborate…
Job Description
Canonical is seeking a Staff Engineer, Development Lifecycle to lead initiatives that adapt Ubuntu for mission-critical uses within regulated sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and industrial robotics. Operating within a fully remote environment since 2004, the company publishes Ubuntu and drives global open-source adoption across cloud, AI, and IoT platforms.
In this position, you will turn complex regulatory and compliance demands into tangible engineering outcomes and practices. You will collaborate with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to shape quality standards, establish measurement methods, and influence engineering culture. Furthermore, you will build strategic partnerships with external committees, working groups, and industry partners as a member of the industrial standards team.
This role is well-suited for an experienced engineering professional with a background in process management and regulatory compliance who is passionate about open-source software and growing teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives to make Ubuntu suitable for regulated environments including automotive, aerospace, and industrial robotics
- Translate regulatory demands and compliance rules into concrete engineering practices and values
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to design and implement continuous improvement processes
- Establish qualification requirements to support internal engineering quality standards
- Define methods for measuring quality to shape engineering culture
- Build strategic relationships with external partners, committees, and working groups
- Work closely with the industrial standards team and company-wide engineering leadership
Requirements
- Strong background in engineering and process management within an agile setting
- Experience leading successful compliance and certification efforts, including stakeholder and process management
- Familiarity with Linux
Qualifications
- Knowledge or certification in software artifact quality standards such as ISO/IEC 25010 or ASPICE
- Background as a software developer
- Experience creating product engineering development metrics and KPIs
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Core Skills
Benefits
- Base pay determined by factors like geography, skills, and experience
- Eligibility for additional rewards such as annual bonuses and sales incentives for certain roles
- Fully remote working environment
- Annual personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD
- Annual compensation reviews
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities to travel for company sprints
- Priority Pass for travel and long-haul travel upgrades for company events
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Is this position remote?
Yes, this role offers fully remote working and may be held in the European, Middle Eastern, African, or Americas regions and time zones.
What is the employment type?
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What is the salary for this role?
The source posting does not specify a concrete salary amount, noting that base pay depends on geographical location, experience level, knowledge, and skills.
What kind of experience is required?
Candidates must have strong experience in engineering and process management in an agile environment, a track record of leading successful compliance and certification efforts, and experience with Linux.
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