
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
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.
đź•’ April 1
🌏 Anywhere in the World
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
đźź Senior
👮‍♀️ Software Engineering Manager
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501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
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.
• Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior • Work remotely in a single major time zone, sometimes two • Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback • Identify and measure team health indicators • Implement disciplined engineering processes • Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers • Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices • Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects • Be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path • Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English • A love of developing and growing people and a track record of it • Experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers • Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high-quality results • Well-organised, self-starting, and able to deliver to schedule • Professional manner of interacting with colleagues, partners, and the community • You have advanced expertise in your domain • You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development • You have solid experience working in an agile development environment • You have a demonstrated drive for continual learning • Builds trust, relationships, and confidence • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each
• 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
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