Ubuntu Desktop Support Engineer

19 hours ago


Singapore Canonical - Jobs Full time

This is an opportunity for an open source technologist who enjoys solving problems under pressure.
- Demonstrate your knowledge of TCP/IP and wired & wireless networking on Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server
- Act as the technical authority and utilise your experience with popular open source software
- Provide advice on deployed architecture, implementing solutions for complex problems
- Debug Ubuntu Desktop issues and contribute code to help fix them
- Communicate regularly with the customer team about ongoing issues

If you have a passion for the latest open source technologies, technical support, development, desktop technologies and networking, you will love the Desktop Support Engineer role at Canonical.

The successful Desktop Support Engineer will have:

- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- Open source experience
- Professional support experience with Linux desktop (preferably Ubuntu or other Debian-based distros)
- Familiarity with PC and/or laptop hardware as well as SBCs e.g. Raspberry Pi
- Familiarity with Debian or Snap packaging
- Experience with GNOME, GTK, Python, or C
- Experience with or willingness to learn new technologies, including Snaps, WSL and others
- Must be able to speak English fluently
- Excellent communication skills and extensive experience in customer-facing positions
- High motivation, ability to multi-task and follow-up reliably on commitments
- Ability to travel

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