Engineering Manager - Build and Release Infrastructure

Overview Engineering Manager - Build and Release Infrastructure at Canonical. This is a remote role based in the EMEA region. Candidates will be expected to be located within this region.

Responsibilities Growing a high-performing engineering team in your region, fostering an environment of collaboration and technical excellence.

Coaching, mentoring, and providing hands-on career development opportunities, ensuring engineers achieve their full potential.

Applying sound engineering principles to solve complex challenges and directly contribute to your team's technical goals.

Building strong relationships with stakeholders across teams, management, and external partners, driving alignment and shared success.

Spearheading the continuous development of Launchpad—the backbone for world-class software like Ubuntu.

Leading the ongoing development of Launchpad, the infrastructure on which great software like Ubuntu is built.

Advocating and advancing modern, agile software development practices and helping develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices.

Cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work environment that aligns with company values.

Working closely with the broader leadership team to shape the direction of engineering efforts.

Enjoying the autonomy of working from home while engaging with global teams, including up to 6 weeks per year of international travel for key events.

What we are looking for in you You have experience driving the success of a distributed team, ensuring seamless feature delivery and robust production services at scale.

You love to inspire, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth and have an outstanding track record of doing so.

You have a deep technical expertise and passion to fuel innovation, enabling your team to solve complex challenges with confidence.

You have led teams to build and ship high-quality software, pushing the boundaries of scalability and reliability.

You have experience designing and evolving distributed systems that power mission-critical applications and future-proof infrastructure.

You are capable of articulating ideas effectively, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders with clear, persuasive communication.

You have a track record of driving agile methodologies, fostering adaptability, collaboration, and efficiency in a fast-moving environment.

What we offer colleagues 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, 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. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here 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.

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