Engineering Manager - snapd

TN United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate Engineering Manager to lead a talented team in developing cutting-edge embedded Linux solutions. This role involves shaping the future of secure operating systems for IoT, automotive, and aviation sectors. You will guide your team in designing and implementing Ubuntu Core system software across various architectures while fostering a collaborative engineering culture. This position offers the chance to influence organizational practices and drive strategic initiatives, all while working remotely with occasional travel for company events.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and growing software teams.
• Proven experience in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring developers.
• Solid experience working in agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a distributed team of engineers through hiring and mentoring.
• Support timely delivery of technical solutions to meet business needs.
• Promote modern, agile software development practices.

Skills

Golang

C/C++

Shell scripting

Agile development

Team leadership

Software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

STEM or related field

Tools

Linux

Debian

Ubuntu

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Job Description: Engineering Manager - Embedded Linux

Redefine the embedded Linux experience with the smallest, most secure, and most reliable operating system in the IoT market. This is an opportunity for a technical engineering manager passionate about open source software, Linux, containers, security, and the developer experience, to shape the future of Linux from the smallest systems up to desktops. This challenging role demands a high degree of technical and management skill.

Our mission is to enable everyone to build robust solutions in fields such as IoT, automotive, and aviation using the next-generation secure embedded Linux operating system. We focus on reliable and secure device recovery mechanisms that help device manufacturers simplify and standardize field operations for fleets of heterogeneous appliances.

As an engineering manager, you will lead a team of skilled software developers to design and implement Ubuntu Core system software across various CPU architectures, including ARM, RISC-V, and x86. You will meet stakeholders, prioritize requests, plan the roadmap, and ensure your team can meet their goals. This role offers the opportunity to influence organizational culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work on strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career development.
• Contribute directly to your team’s goals, demonstrating sound engineering principles.
• Support timely delivery of technical solutions to meet business needs.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Promote modern, agile software development practices and develop organizational practices.
• Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values.
• Participate actively in the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders.
• Work remotely with biannual travel for company events, approximately two weeks each time.

Qualifications

• Passion for technology and working with talented people.
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• Experience in developing and growing software teams.
• Deep knowledge and passion for software development.
• Proven experience in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software developers.
• Ability to plan and execute to deliver high-quality software on time.
• Solid experience working in agile development environments.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or related field.
• Experience with embedded software development.
• Proficiency in Golang, C/C++, and Shell scripting.
• Strong understanding of Linux, preferably Debian or Ubuntu.