Engineering Manager- Ceph & Distributed Storage

Canonical; City of Moncton; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading open-source technology firm is seeking an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. This role involves leading a global team of engineers, advancing agile software development practices, and contributing directly to engineering goals. The ideal candidate has a software engineering background with Python and C++ experience, and a passion for coaching and mentoring. The position allows for work from home with occasional global travel.

Qualifications

• Software engineering background required, preferably with Python and C++ experience.
• Experience with scale out storage clusters on Linux, preferably with Ceph.
• Track record of developing and growing software developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building a Ceph focused software-defined storage solution.
• Manage a globally distributed team of engineers.
• Contribute directly to the team's goals.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Agile development

Coaching and mentoring

Linux

Job description

Overview

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 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 global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ 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 an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage.

The world creates more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. We want to help teams store data in open source storage on commodity hardware — safely, cheaply and simply. Our goal is to make Ceph easy to install, manage and use — from large enterprise data center installations to half-rack edge sites. We believe distributed storage shouldn’t be hard, and to keep up with increasing data storage demands it needs to be easier than ever before. We have a range of tools to bring to bear on the problem, and we’re excited to make distributed Ceph easy enough that everyone does it.

Responsibilities

• You will lead a team building a Ceph focused software defined storage solution
• You will build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers
• You'll develop your team through coaching, mentoring and feedback
• You will demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team's goals
• Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Advance modern, agile software development practices
• Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
• Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events

Qualifications

• You have a software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience
• You have experience operating scale out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph
• You love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible; you love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
• You have an interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You have experience in leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers towards delivering timely, high quality software together
• You have solid experience working in an agile development environment

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.