Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. We are a globally distributed team with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person to align on strategy and execution.

We want to transform the world of software operations by enabling true model-driven operations via next-generation infrastructure-as-code. This will allow companies to run very efficient bare-metal operations for high-performance computing, private cloud, data lakes, AI / ML, and analytics. We are seeking someone who can lead and inspire a regional software engineering team to fulfill this initiative.

The Solutions Engineering team works in close collaboration with our managed infrastructure operations team, which runs many private OpenStack clouds and Kubernetes clusters for customers around the world. We build Python-based open-source automation capabilities that simplify operations for anyone building on Ubuntu.

Most of the team's work involves pure Python software development focused on enabling true DevOps workflows. We strive for high quality in design, documentation, tests, and performance as we enhance operations code packages and Ubuntu itself to ensure our platform is easy to use, robust, and high performing for driving your infrastructure.

What you will do

Lead and develop a team of Python engineers working remotely across global locations

Hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development

Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing code yourself

Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects

Set and manage expectations with other engineering and operations teams

Coordinate with management, internal and external stakeholders or customers

Advocate for modern, agile software development practices

Help develop and evangelize strong engineering and organizational practices

Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values

Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization

Travel globally up to 10% of time for internal and external events

Who you are

You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it

You are knowledgeable and passionate about agile software development

You enjoy leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers, especially Python developers

You are knowledgeable in cloud computing concepts and technologies

You are comfortable administering Linux servers, including storage and networking

You have hands-on experience with software automation

You are organized and want your team to deliver high-quality software in a timely manner

You are a lifelong learner

Bonus points for

You have graduated with a university degree in Computer Science or a related software engineering field

You have a thorough understanding of modern infrastructure, including OpenStack or Kubernetes

You have experience in operations as well as software development

You are familiar with the challenges of large-scale, multi-cloud operations

You have Go expertise

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits reflecting our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

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

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, 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 have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working at Canonical is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical 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.

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries : Software Development

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