Solutions Architect for Automotive needed at Canonical

What your day will look like

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology
• Liaise with other Canonical’s experts (mastering the Cloud, Kubernetes, Security or Safety, etc) to aggregate our collective knowledge into comprehensive solutions for our prospective clients
• Participate to the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux, including demos and PoCs
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders in our organization, and sometimes participate to the development or refining of generic solutions to unlock market potential
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical

If you have a passion for the latest open source technologies applied to Automotive, if you want to play an active role in building Software Defined Vehicles, if you are curious with a will to learn how to leverage and adapt Cloud technologies to the embedded world, you will love working at Canonical.

What we are looking for in you

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Extensive Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Solid embedded Linux experience – Yocto or RTOS
• Fluency in Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching, demonstrating and understanding customer environment and needs
• Result-oriented, ability to multi-task
• A personal drive to meet commitments
• An humble learner and quick study
• Relevant experience in the Automotive industry
• Albeit many projects can be done remotely, the successful candidate will be willing to  travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences

Additional skills that you might also bring (but not mandatory)

• Experience with ISO26262 and/or ISO21434
• Experience with customer engagements