Software Engineering Manager
The Software Engineering Manager role requires leading and managing a software engineering team to deliver OEM enablement projects. This fast-paced environment demands excellent time management, deep knowledge of the Linux system, low-level debugging, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and management ability.
* Recruit, motivate, mentor, and enable your team to succeed in delivering quality products.
* Set goals with the team; prioritize tasks, identify, and measure team health indicators.
* Maximise the results of team members and support their career growth.
* Coordinate with project managers, HWE, QA, and certification management.
* Monitor projects from kickoff to post-mortem and handle escalations.
* Communicate, understand, and resolve technical challenges with OEMs, ODMs, SiPs, IHVs.
* Prioritise customer requests globally.
* Collaborate with product engineering teams (including Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, and Security).
* Provide leadership for methodologies, strategies, standards, tools, and best practices.
Required Skills And Experience:
* A Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field, preferably computer science or software engineering.
* Proven track record in technical roles with Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian.
* Commitment to development and testing methodologies, and maintainable code quality.
* Experience with management responsibilities.
* Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
* Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation.
* Commitment and energy to deliver on schedule.
* Strong English language communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable Skills And Experience:
* Making technical decisions for a team as a tech lead.
* Software architecture and design experience.
* Software development or operations experience with: kernel and userspace, deb/snap packaging, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Containers, Python, Go, C, bash, Postgresql, Mongo, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, AI/ML.
* Participation in open-source development projects.
* Experience with CI/CD.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.
Emphasising diversity and inclusivity enhances our ability to deliver world-class software and services that meet global computing needs.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
* Software Development