Engineering manager, maas – canonicalcanonical 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 *+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office-based roles.role overviewwe are hiring an engineering manager to expand the maas team.
our mission with maas (metal as a service) is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare-metal infrastructure, putting a cloud-style on-demand api in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage.
the maas team is responsible for delivering our metal as a service hyperscale provisioning technology and writing code in python and go across the entire stack.
the role requires technical leadership, deep familiarity with linux on physical servers, storage, and data center networking.responsibilitiesleading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (we organize engineering teams by americas, emea, etc.)talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planningsetting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholdersbeing an advocate of, and advancing, modern software development practicesparticipating in the engineering process through code and architectural reviewengaging with broader teams at canonical, the open source community and partnerstravelling to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per yearqualificationsbachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a background in computer scienceexceptional academic track record from both high school and universityproven experience delivering software using python, golang, or similar languagesexperience with linux system administration (debian or ubuntu preferred)familiarity with modern linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and k8stechnical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systemsprofessional written and spoken english with excellent presentation skillsexperience with agile software development methodologiesability to mentor, develop, and support team membersresult-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitmentsability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks longnice-to-have skillstypescript using modern web frameworks such as react, angular, svelte or vuedata center infrastructure management and designwhat we offerdistributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person – we have been working remotely since *!
personal learning and development budget of usd 2,000 per yearannual compensation reviewrecognition rewardsannual holiday leavematernity and paternity leaveemployee assistance programmeopportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguespriority pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company eventsabout 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 its inception in *.
working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.equal opportunity employercanonical is an equal opportunity employer.
we are proud to 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.job detailsseniority level: mid-senior levelemployment type: full-timejob function: engineering and information technologyindustries: software developmentlocation: work-from-anywhere position available in emea or the americas#j-*-ljbffr