Linux Enablement - Software Engineering Manager

Canonical; Roma; In loco; EUR 110.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Canonical's Device Delivery Team leads OEM enablement projects by pre-loading Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core for OEMs/ODMs. As Software Engineering Manager, you will guide the software engineering team to deliver high-quality OEM enablement work in a fast-paced environment.

You will recruit, mentor, and set goals while collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing schedules, and resolving complex Linux-based challenges. International travel to EU, USA, China, and Taiwan is expected.

Competenze

• Bachelor in STEM, preferably CS or software engineering.
• Proven track record in technical roles with Linux (Ubuntu/Debian).
• Commitment to development and testing methodologies and maintainable code quality.
• Experience with management responsibilities and leading teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a globally distributed team.

Mansioni

• Recruit, mentor, and enable your team to succeed in delivering quality products.
• Set goals with the team; prioritize tasks and measure health indicators.
• Maximise team results and support career growth.
• Coordinate with project managers, QA and certification management.
• Monitor projects from kickoff to post-mortem and handle escalations.
• Communicate and resolve technical challenges with OEMs, ODMs, SiPs, IHVs.
• Prioritize customer requests globally and collaborate with product teams.
• Provide leadership for methodologies, standards, tools, and best practices.

Conoscenze

Team management

Linux skills

English

Chinese

Collaboration

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Communication

Formazione

Bachelor's in STEM

Strumenti

CI/CD

QEMU/KVM

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Ceph

Python

Go

C

Bash

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Descrizione del lavoro

Canonical's Device Delivery Team works with tier-1 OEM and ODM customers to pre-load Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core, bringing Ubuntu directly to millions of users. As a Software Engineering Manager you will lead and manage the software engineering team to deliver OEM enablement projects. This fast-paced environment requires excellent time management, deep knowledge of the Linux system , low-level debugging, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and management ability.

Key responsibilities

• Recruit, motivate, mentor, and enable your team to succeed in delivering quality products
• Set goals with the team; prioritize tasks, identify and measure team health indicators
• Maximise the results of team members and support their career growth
• Coordinate with project managers, HWE, QA and certification management
• Monitor projects from kickoff to post-mortem and handle escalations
• Communicate, understand, and resolve the technical challenge with OEMs, ODMs, SiPs, IHVs
• Prioritize customer requests globally
• Collaborate with product engineering teams (including Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, and Security)
• Provide leadership for methodologies, strategies, standards, tools, and best practices
• Must be able to travel to the EU, USA, China, and Taiwan

Required Skills And Experience

• A Bachelor (or higher) degree in STEM, preferably computer science or software engineering
• Proven track record in technical roles with Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian
• Commitment to development and testing methodologies, and maintainable code quality
• Experience with management responsibilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation
• Commitment and energy to deliver on schedule
• Strong English and Chinese language communication skills, both written and verbal

Desirable Skills And Experience

• Making technical decisions for a team as a tech lead
• Software architecture and design experience
• Software development or operations experience with: Ubuntu - kernel and userspace, deb/snap packaging, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Containers, Python, Go, C, bash, Postgresql, Mongo, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, AI/ML
• Participation in open-source development projects
• Experience with CI/CD

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world's computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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