Observability Engineering Manager

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Automobile)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Location: This role can be home based in the EMEA or Americas regions.

What your day will look like

• Manage a distributed team of engineers and its observability portfolio
• Organize and lead the team’s processes in order to help it achieve its objectives
• Conduct one-on-one meetings with team members
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Interact with a vibrant community
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its Observability Stack

What we are looking for in you

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• A proven track record of professional experience of software delivery
• Professional software development experience, preferably with a track record in open source
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience as an engineering manager, with a track record of building great, high performance teams
• Professional Python development experience
• A working knowledge of Go
• Open source contribution experience
• Interest and experience with container technologies
• A proven understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly
• Experience designing and implementing observability solutions

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events