Linux Enablement - Software Engineering Manager

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Canonical's Device Delivery Team works with tier-1 OEM and ODM customers to pre-load Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core, bringing Ubuntu directly to millions of users.

As a Software Engineering Manager you will lead and manage the software engineering team to deliver OEM enablement projects. This fast-paced environment requires excellent time management, deep knowledge of the Linux system , low-level debugging, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and management ability.

Key responsibilities

Recruit, motivate, mentor, and enable your team to succeed in delivering quality products

Set goals with the team; prioritize tasks, identify and measure team health indicators

Maximise the results of team members and support their career growth

Coordinate with project managers, HWE, QA and certification management

Monitor projects from kickoff to post-mortem and handle escalations

Communicate, understand, and resolve the technical challenge with OEMs, ODMs, SiPs, IHVs

Prioritize customer requests globally

Collaborate with product engineering teams (including Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, and Security)

Provide leadership for methodologies, strategies, standards, tools, and best practices

Must be able to travel to the EU, USA, China, and Taiwan

Required Skills And Experience

A Bachelor (or higher) degree in STEM, preferably computer science or software engineering

Proven track record in technical roles with Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian

Commitment to development and testing methodologies, and maintainable code quality

Experience with management responsibilities

Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation

Commitment and energy to deliver on schedule

Strong English and Chinese language communication skills, both written and verbal

Desirable Skills And Experience

Making technical decisions for a team as a tech lead

Software architecture and design experience

Software development or operations experience with : Ubuntu - kernel and userspace, deb / snap packaging, QEMU / KVM, LXC / LXD, Containers, Python, Go, C, bash, Postgresql, Mongo, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, AI / ML

Participation in open-source development projects

Experience with CI / CD

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world's computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Employment type Full-time

Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries Software Development

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