Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Dresden; Remote; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities to meet colleagues

Zusammenfassung

A leading open source software provider is seeking an Engineering Manager for its MAAS team. This role requires strong leadership skills to guide a distributed team, manage engineering expectations, and advocate modern software practices. Ideal candidates will have experience with Python or Go, Linux system administration, and cloud technologies. This position offers a distributed work environment and a budget for personal development, along with international travel opportunities for team events.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Strong aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.

Aufgaben

• Lead a distributed team of engineers organized by time zone.
• Coach, mentor, and develop talent, including career planning.
• Advocate modern software development practices and participate in architectural and code review.
• Travel to internal and external global events for 4–6 weeks per year.

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

Software delivery with Python

Experience with Linux

Cloud computing technologies

Agile development methodologies

Excellent English communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Jobbeschreibung

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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 used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with more than 1,200 colleagues in over 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Location: This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

Role Overview

The MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service hyperscale provisioning technology. Ubuntu strives to be the most scalable, cloud‑ready server distribution, and MAAS is the platform to get Ubuntu on bare‑metal servers. MAAS is a rapidly evolving stack written in Python and Go, spanning hardware detection, provisioning, web interface, API, CLI and distributed system design.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers organized by time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.)
• Coach, mentor, and develop talent, including career planning and feedback
• Set and manage expectations with engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate modern software development practices and participate in architectural and code review
• Engage with broader Canonical teams, the open source community, and partners
• Travel to internal and external global events for 4–6 weeks per year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Go, or similar languages
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies: networking, storage, containers, and Kubernetes
• Strong aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
• Excellent written and spoken English with strong presentation skills
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor and support team members
• Result‑oriented mindset with the drive to meet commitments
• Willingness to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice‑to‑have Skills

• TypeScript with modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Svelte, or Vue)
• Data Center infrastructure management and design

What We Offer

• 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 and paternity/maternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We 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.