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Canonical, a leader in open source software, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on optimizing Ubuntu for public cloud infrastructures. This role involves technical leadership, team development, and collaboration with major cloud providers. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Python and Golang, alongside a passion for software development and mentoring.
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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 major public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across sectors. We operate with a global, distributed team of 1200+ colleagues in over 75 countries, with few office-based roles. Teams meet a few times yearly in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a team working closely with cloud partners like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Your team will build, test, and publish Ubuntu images used by millions, ensuring performance and security in cloud environments. The goal is to deliver excellent public cloud VM experiences and specialized images for various purposes, celebrating cloud providers' unique features while maintaining a consistent user experience.
As an engineering manager, you will bring both technical and leadership skills. You will represent your team in partner engagements, ensuring stability and functionality for cloud users. Your responsibilities include automating image delivery and supporting workloads ranging from web servers to GPU-accelerated AI, across servers, VMs, and containers.
Your primary focus is on supporting your team: fostering growth, ensuring valuable work, and maintaining a positive work environment at Canonical. You will provide technical leadership, challenge your team, influence culture, and collaborate on strategy and execution.
We work mainly in Python and Golang, and expect managers to be fluent in these languages, architecture, and components their team builds. Code reviews, architectural leadership, and promoting healthy engineering practices are essential. You will also ensure documentation, quality, and performance optimization, along with fair management and high team performance.
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About Canonical
Canonical pioneers in open source, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We hire globally, uphold high standards, and foster a culture of excellence and innovation. Working here means thinking differently, learning continuously, and pushing your limits.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion, providing fair consideration regardless of background or identity.