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Jobs & hiring at Canonical

Hardware & Deep Tech315 open rolesHome Based - Worldwide & more

RoleIQ tracks every role Canonical opens on its own career pages — refreshed daily — so you can see your honest fit and get referred, instead of applying into a void.

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Open roles at Canonical

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Graduate Software Engineer, Open Source and Linux, Canonical Ubuntu
Home Based - Worldwide
Engineering
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Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
Home Based - Americas +2 More
Finance & Banking
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Linux, PC, IoT
Office Based - Beijing
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General Counsel (Remote)
Home Based - EMEA
Legal & Compliance
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Engineering Manager - Distributed Systems, Python / Go
Home Based - Americas +1 More
Engineering
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General Counsel (Office based)
Office Based - London
Legal & Compliance
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Engineering Manager - App Stores
Home Based - Worldwide
Engineering
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Product Marketing Lead
Home Based - EMEA
Marketing
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What Canonical is hiring for — and where

Roles by function
Engineering166
Sales & BD46
Other roles27
People & Talent18
Finance & Banking12
Marketing11
Roles by city
Seniority mix
Associate / Mid256
Senior / Lead42
Director+17

Canonical pay, skills & hiring reality

The numbers
0%of live roles open to 0–2 yrs experience
40%of role descriptions mention remote or hybrid
Skills Canonical is hiring for right now

How Canonical describes the way work gets done

Canonical describes its work as collaborative, innovative, and focused on customer needs, with a balance of autonomy and structured processes.

from 25 of Canonical’s own JDs
Customer focus4/5
Collaboration5/5
Innovation4/5
Pace & intensity2/5
Growth & learning4/5
Autonomy vs process4/5

This reflects how Canonical describes its work in its own postings — employer language, not employee reviews · confidence 100%. RoleIQ’s Round-1 AI interview asks one question tuned to this profile.

See your honest fit for any Canonical role

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Canonical hiring — questions people ask

Is Canonical hiring right now?

Yes — RoleIQ is tracking 315 live openings at Canonical, refreshed daily from Canonical’s own career pages, with 0 roles added in the last week.

What roles does Canonical hire for most?

Right now the largest clusters are Engineering, Sales & BD, Other roles, hiring most in Home Based - Worldwide, Home Based - EMEA, Home Based - Americas +1 More.

Is Canonical good for freshers?

0% of Canonical's live roles are open to 0–2 years of experience, measured from the experience requirements in its own postings this week — a live number, not folklore.

Does Canonical allow work from home?

Of Canonical role descriptions that state a work mode this week, 40% mention remote or hybrid (92 remote, 8 hybrid, 150 onsite). Policies vary by team — the posting is the ground truth.

How do I get referred to Canonical instead of applying cold?

Install RoleIQ, open any Canonical role, and request a referral. RoleIQ runs a short AI Round-1, attaches an honest fit report, and routes your profile to a recruiter working that role through the SwitchiT Network — no inside contact needed.