Software Engineer - Edge AI

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and implement silicon-optimized application packages for AI/ML inference on Linux-based edge devices, specifically focusing on Inference Snaps.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (edge AI inference)

Builds

Open-source AI/ML inference application packages (Snap) for embedded systems and gateways

Domain

Edge computing, Linux, AI/ML inference

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Go, C++, Linux development, debugging, unit testing, code review

Preferred skills

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Snap/Debian/RPM packaging, Bash scripting, CI/CD, Local AI/ML inference frameworks, Hardware accelerators (GPU, NPU)

Technologies

Ubuntu Core, Linux, Go, C++, Snap, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain open-source AI/ML inference application packages; Debug issues and produce high-quality code; Review code produced by upstream and other engineers; Experiment with Ubuntu Core and showcase industry-grade Edge AI solutions; Secure deployment of AI inference platforms on Linux

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical 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 s