Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Southwestern Ontario; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Annual leave and maternity/paternity leave

Opportunity to travel globally

Performance-driven annual bonus

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking an Engineering Manager for the MAAS team. The role involves leading a distributed engineering team, fostering talent development through coaching and mentoring, and engaging with stakeholders. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, strong software delivery experience with Python or Golang, and a solid grasp of Linux system administration. This role provides opportunities for global travel. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang or similar languages.
• Ability to mentor, develop and support team members.

Responsibilities

• Leading a distributed team of engineers.
• Talent development through coaching and mentoring.
• Setting expectations with other teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Golang

Linux system administration

Kubernetes

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Excellent presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

Angular

Svelte

Vue

Job description

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 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 more than 80 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.

Engineering Manager – MAAS Team

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. The mission with MAAS is to provide a cloud‑style on‑demand API for building and running private bare‑metal infrastructure, covering physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage. The MAAS stack is written in Python and Go, spanning low‑level hardware detection to high‑level management web interface, API, and CLI.

Role entails

• Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.)
• Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
• Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
• Advocating modern software development practices
• Participating in engineering processes through code and architectural review
• Engaging with broader teams at Canonical, the open‑source community and partners
• Traveling to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year

What we are looking for in you

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
• Exceptional academic track record from high school to university
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang or similar languages
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Ability to mentor, develop and support team members
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice‑to‑have skills

• Typescript using modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue
• Data Center infrastructure management and design

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 and performance‑driven annual bonus or commission
• 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’re changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. 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.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industry: Software Development