Cloud leadership opportunity
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 initiatives such as public cloud, data science, ai, engineering innovation, and iot.
the company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
about the role
this role involves managing the team delivering cloud-init, the standard for customizing cloud instances. Cloud-init supports various distributions and underlying platforms, providing opportunities to work with:
* cloud providers to add features/integration and improve efficiency.
* the whole cloud-init community from individual users and developers to major contributing companies.
* distributions to update their builds and coordinate their needs.
your responsibilities
you will be responsible for building and leading a globally distributed team of engineers. This includes developing talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development.
* work with product management to define the vision and strategy for ubuntu and your team.
* effectively set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
* advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices.
* develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices.
* grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values.
* participate in strong engineering process through code and architectural review.
* engage with teams at canonical, the open source community and commercial partners.
* oversee the quality of the ubuntu server image family.
* plan and deliver ubuntu server features.
requirements
to succeed in this role, you must have:
* 3+ years of experience in leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers.
* knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
* bachelor's or equivalent in computer science, stem or similar degree.
* strong written and verbal technical communication skills in english.
* experience with a modern gnu/linux distribution, debian or ubuntu preferred.
* practical experience with at least 1 of microsoft azure, google cloud, or amazon web services.
what we offer
we are an equal opportunity employer and foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.