Engineering Manager - Web

Canonical

Sydney

Remote

AUD 130,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A leading open-source software provider is seeking an Engineering Manager - Web to work collaboratively across teams ensuring excellent user experiences. Candidates should have strong skills in web technologies, leadership abilities, and a passion for software development. The role offers opportunities for remote work, professional development, and an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
Experience designing and writing high-quality Web technologies.
Professional written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate sound engineering principles by contributing to team goals.
Design and implement well-tested software.
Collaborate on technical specifications with community.

Skills

Web and software development

Typescript

React

Flutter

Linux

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LXD

Job description

Overview

Engineering Manager - Web role at Canonical.

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 the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of globally distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable and growing.

We are hiring a Web Engineering Manager to work collaboratively with many teams and roles across the organisation including product managers and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable and delightful user experiences for users of Canonical products.

Location

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing to your team's goals
Estimate work, set goals, and meet them
Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Web technologies or Flutter.
Debug and fix issues encountered by your users
Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications
Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
Deploy and operate services developed by the team
Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy

What we are looking for

You are knowledgeable and passionate about web and software development
You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
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
Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
Professional manner in interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
Experience designing and writing high-quality Web technologies
Experience with and passion for Typescript, React or Flutter
An eye for accessibility and performance
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
Ability to travel twice a year, for company events for up to two weeks each

Nice-to-have skills

Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
Experience building and maintaining a talented team
REST API design, development and governance
Performance engineering and security experience

What we offer

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 or commission. 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

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 its 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 creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration.

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