Software Engineering Manager - Cross-platform C++ - Multipass

Canonical; Glasgow; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Job summary

A leading provider of open source software is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Multipass team. This position involves developing talent, overseeing a remote engineering team, and managing software delivery. The ideal candidate should possess strong C++ development skills, experience with cross-platform development, and a degree in Computer Science or a related field. The position allows for remote work with occasional travel, fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of developing and growing people.
• Focused on success and the delivery of timely, high-quality software.
• Open source experience and involvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of remote engineers.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback.
• Set and manage expectations with other teams and management.
• Advocate modern software development practices.
• Participate in code and architectural review.

Skills

C++ development

Cross-platform development

Technical communication

Mentoring and coaching

Education

Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Hyper-V

VirtualBox

KVM

Job description

Software Engineering Manager – Cross‑platform C++ – Multipass

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We are hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead Multipass, the workstation mini‑cloud that runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Multipass allows developers to launch a new VM on their workstation with the command multipass launch. The goal is to give developers a local cloud experience, running builds, testing cloud appliances, or experimenting with cloud‑init scripts at no cost.

As an engineering manager at Canonical, you will use your technical background to run an effective team, develop the colleagues you manage, and positively influence culture while facilitating technical delivery and strategy execution.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• Strong track record of developing and growing people
• Focused on success and the delivery of timely, high‑quality software
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• Expertise in modern C++ development
• Cross‑platform development experience on macOS and/or Windows
• Knowledge of hypervisor technologies such as Hyper‑V, VirtualBox, and KVM
• Open source experience and involvement

Benefits

• 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

Remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

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.