Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering

July 29

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Canonical

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Open Source • Cloud • AI

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

📋 Description

• Manage and lead a distributed team of engineers • Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback and career development guidance to your team • Manage & measure key performance indicators (KPIs), and training • Support timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and other technical solutions to address business needs in a variety of technology fields, including but not limited to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Juju & MAAS • Demonstrate the very best of Canonical in customer interactions • Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders • Advocate and advance modern software development practices • Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company value • Collaborate with other teams in the organisation • Work from home with global travel up to 10% for internal and external events

🎯 Requirements

• Professional software delivery experience using C, C++, Go, Python, or similar • You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development • Leadership experience displaying ability to organise and prioritise complex problem resolution and bug fixes • Experience with version control systems such as git • Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, crash or other • Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality • Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written • Experience with Linux, with a preference towards Ubuntu • Experience with Open Source and Open Source Business Models • People management experience in a support organisation is a strong plus

🏖️ 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 • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events