OverviewCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world''s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

RoleWe are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead one of our teams that work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world-class cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our team builds, tests, and publishes the base Ubuntu images used by millions to ensure optimal performance and security in their cloud estate. We aim to deliver the very best public cloud VM experience, as well as specialized images for specific purposes on each cloud. Our goal is to celebrate and enable their particular points of differentiation on their clouds, while also ensuring a common operating experience for their users.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones

Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development

Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team''s goals

Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders

Lead modern, agile software development practices

Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values

Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation

Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines

Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners

Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

Qualifications

You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it

You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development

You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software

You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies

You have a Bachelor''s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

Software development experience in Python or Golang

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Practical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS

Compensation and Benefits

Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program and Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Compensation details are tailored by location, experience and performance; a performance-driven annual bonus or commission may apply

About CanonicalCanonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

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