Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Salamanca; A distancia; EUR 121.000 - 173.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities

Team sprints in person

Priority Pass and travel upgrades

Descripción de la vacante

A leading open source software provider is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a distributed team in delivering high-quality software solutions. This role requires experience in software development and team leadership, along with strong Linux system administration skills. The position allows for remote work and offers flexibility, annual compensation reviews and personal learning budgets. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a passion for fostering inclusive environments, comfortable with international travel for company events.

Formación

• Exceptional academic track record.
• Experience delivering software using Python or Golang.
• Familiarity with modern Linux technologies.
• 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.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a distributed team in your time zone.
• Manage expectations with teams and stakeholders.
• Engage with open source community and partners.
• Advocating for and advancing modern software development practices.
• Participating in the engineering process 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.

Conocimientos

Software development

Team leadership

Linux system administration

Python

Golang

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

Kubernetes

React

Angular

Descripción del empleo

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. With more than 1,200 colleagues in more than 80 countries, Canonical is founder‑led, profitable and growing, and embraces a fully distributed collaboration model with minimal office‑based roles.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. MAAS delivers a cloud‑style on‑demand API for physical server provisioning, network configuration and storage, enabling Ubuntu to run on bare‑metal infrastructure. The position requires experience in high‑quality software development, high‑performance team leadership, and deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage and data centre networking.

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

The role entails

• Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas or EMEA)
• Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
• Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
• Advocating for and advancing modern software development practices
• Participating in the engineering process 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 in high school and 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 Centre infrastructure management and design

What we offer colleagues

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we’ve been working remotely since 2004
• 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

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.