Rust Engineering Lead - Linux and Open Source

Rust Engineering Lead – Linux and Open Source

Apply for the Rust Engineering Lead – Linux and Open Source role at Canonical . Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems with its flagship product, Ubuntu, widely used across enterprise, cloud, AI, engineering, and IoT.

Overview

Canonical is a global, founder‑led company with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Teams meet 2–4 times yearly in person while working remotely for the majority of the time. We focus on building high‑quality open source solutions, and now we are investing heavily in Rust to drive the next generation of system‑level services.

What your day will look like

• Design and implement well‑tested and well‑documented software in Rust
• Advocate for Rust adoption across Canonical and upstream projects
• Identify projects and codebases that could be prioritized for Rust adoption
• Debug an...