Overview
Canonical 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 leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders across sectors. Canonical is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a global distributed workforce of 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Teams meet in person two to four times yearly to align on strategy and execution.
We want to transform the world of software operations by enabling true model-driven operations via next-generation infrastructure-as-code. This will allow companies to run efficient bare-metal operations for high-performance computing, private cloud, data lakes, AI/ML, and analytics. We are looking for someone who can lead and inspire a regional software engineering team to fulfill this initiative.
What you will do
- Lead and develop a team of Python engineers working remotely in global locations
- Hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
- Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing code yourself
- Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
- Set and manage expectations with other engineering and operations teams
- Coordinate with management and internal and external stakeholders or customers
- Advocate for modern, agile software development practices
- Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
- Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
- Travel globally up to 10% of time for internal and external events
Who you are
- You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
- You are knowledgeable and passionate about agile software development
- You love leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers—especially Python ones
- You are knowledgeable in cloud computing concepts & technologies
- You are comfortable administering Linux servers, including their storage and networking
- You have hands-on experience with software automation
- You are organized and want your team to deliver high-quality software in a timely manner
- You are a lifelong learner
Bonus points
- You have graduated with a university degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field
- Having a thorough understanding of modern infrastructure, including OpenStack or Kubernetes
- Having experience in operations as well as software development
- Being familiar with the challenges of large-scale, multi-cloud operations
- Go expertise
What we offer colleagues
- 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 & Wellness Platform
- Prospect to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Travel upgrades for long-haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical 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 high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. 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.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
How to apply
This posting is for a role as Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering. If you are interested, follow the standard application process.
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