Rust Engineering Lead – Linux and Open Source

Join Canonical as a Rust Engineering Lead and help drive the adoption of Rust throughout our Linux offerings, from Ubuntu to embedded software and the kernel.

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the general enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in cloud, AI, engineering and IoT initiatives. With 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, we are a founder‑led, profitable company that encourages fully remote, distributed work and provides occasional in‑person team sprints.

We are hiring Rust Engineering Leads of all experience levels to shape the future of Linux systems with Rust. The role requires extensive Linux experience and a passion for system‑level development.

Responsibilities
- Design and implement well‑tested, well‑documented software in Rust.
- Advocate for Rust adoption within Canonical and upstream projects.
- Identify projects and codebases that can be prioritised for Rust adoption.
- Debug and fix issues encountered by users.




- Participate in engineering processes, including code and architectural reviews.
- Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications.
- Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices.
- Deploy and operate services developed by the team, where required.
- Contribute to the product’s success through technical advocacy.

Qualifications
- Exceptional academic track record in high school and university.
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, STEM or a comparable narrative of alternative learning.
- Senior candidates: experience building, deploying and operating distributed systems and APIs.
- Track record of exceeding expectations and self‑starting delivery to schedule.
- Respectful and collaborative in a multicultural, multinational environment.
- Professional written and spoken English.
- Experience designing and writing high‑quality Rust software on Linux.
- Deep passion for Lin

📌 Rust Engineering Lead (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Canonical
📍 Ciudad de México