Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

Canonical; Remote; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading open source software provider is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a remote team of engineers. The role involves mentoring, managing expectations with stakeholders, and advocating modern software development practices. Ideal candidates will have experience with Linux cloud computing, strong communication skills, and programming in C and/or Go. This remote position includes global travel and offers a competitive compensation package, including performance-driven bonuses and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering management with remote teams.
• Strong track record in developing and growing people.
• Proven success in delivering high quality software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of remote engineers.
• Set and manage expectations across teams and stakeholders.
• Participate in code and architectural reviews.
• Engage with the open source community.

Skills

Linux cloud computing technologies

Networking

Storage

Containers

Kubernetes (K8s)

C programming

Go programming

Technical communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar

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 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 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.

Our mission is to build a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud that just works and provides a mission-critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments. We’re hiring engineering managers with experience in high-quality microservice architectures and high-performance team leadership who also have deep familiarity with Linux kernel, virtualisation, storage and networking.

Location

This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

What you will focus on

• Lead a team of remote engineers
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engage with teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners
• Work from home with global travel for 4 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

What we are looking for in you

• You understand modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes (K8s)
• You love developing and growing people and have a strong track record of doing it
• You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• You have experience programming in C and/or Go

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

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.