Skip to main content

Blog posts tagged "careers"

Intentional leadership at Canonical

In this article, Keirthana TS, a Senior Technical Author at Canonical, breaks down what leadership means to her and how she understood the power of intentional leadership through her journey at Canonical.

Hiring the Canonical way: trust, humanity, and remote-first thinking

Discover the human-centric hiring philosophy at Canonical. Learn how the makers of Ubuntu prioritize remote-first talent, human-led CV reviews, and finding the right role for your unique impact. Explore the career with us!

How to get a job at Canonical

If you’re interested in applying for a role at Canonical, it can help to have some insider guidance. This article offers practical advice for candidates and some explanation to provide context. A lot has been written on social media about Canonical and our hiring processes. Some of it is even true. I share responsibility for

From product management to engineering leadership: Jon’s career progression at Canonical

Career progression is crucial to employee engagement and retention. Canonical encourages employees to develop their own  personal development journeys, giving them the chance to apply internally for roles they are passionate about even if they come from different technical backgrounds. We have many great examples. Today we will be featuri

From support engineering to UX: Piper’s career progression at Canonical

Career progression is crucial to employee engagement and retention. At Canonical, we encourage employees to develop their own personal development journeys,  giving them the chance to apply internally for roles they are passionate about, even if they come from different technical backgrounds. We love seeing our people grow and develop. We

From sales development to product: Adrian’s career progression at Canonical

From sales development to product: Adrian Matei’s career progression at Canonical

Not just an annoying list of questions

Imagine if – as a job applicant – you could put yourself right in front of the hiring lead, and tell them, in your own words, in your own time, without interruption or distraction or pressure, why you think you’d be an excellent person for the role. What kind of applicant would benefit the most?

Emilia Torino shares what goes into keeping Ubuntu secure

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, but who are the people behind Canonical? In this blog series, we get to know some of the different employees that make up our company. Emilia Torino is a Security Generalist at Canonical, and she has over 10 years of experience working in software engineering at an enterprise level.

How Aldo’s passion for artificial intelligence and machine learning led to a role at Canonical

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, but who are the people behind Canonical? This blog is the second in a series getting to know some of the different employees that make up our company.  For today’s blog, we spoke with Aldo Martinez, a member of our US-based team. Aldo’s passion for artificial intelligence and machine

Travel, CLIs, and sticky notes: Lilyana’s life as a Canonical UX designer

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, but who are the people behind Canonical? This blog series is all about getting to know the different employees that make up our company. Lilyana Videnova is a Senior User Experience (UX) Designer who has worked on a wide range of Canonical products. We spoke with Lilyana to find

Employee spotlight: Alice Cambridge, Inside Sales Representative

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, but who are the people behind Canonical? This blog will be the first in a series getting to know some of the different employees that make up our company. We will be talking to people across roles and departments, starting with Alice Cambridge. Alice joined Canonical as a new

OpenStack Spotlight – Alexia Emmanoulopoulou and Danny Hammo

In this blog series, learn about life at Canonical through the employees working on the cloud side. Alexia Emmanoulopoulou: Marketing Manager – Demand Generation Describe what do you do at Canonical I am a Demand Generation Marketing Manager in the Cloud Marketing team, responsible for the execution of marketing activities designed to dri