Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; León; A distancia; MXN 2.181.025 - 2.908.033; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

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

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Descripción de la vacante

A leading provider of open source software seeks an Engineering Manager for the MAAS team. The role involves leading a distributed engineering team, improving private bare-metal infrastructure, and developing software in Python and Go. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's in Computer Science, a solid background in Linux, and experience with distributed systems. A strong emphasis is placed on mentoring and technical leadership, along with the ability to communicate effectively in English. This full-time position offers a distributed work environment and diverse benefits.

Formación

• Strong understanding of complex distributed systems required.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python or Golang.
• Professional written and spoken English with presentation skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Engage in talent development through coaching and mentoring.
• Participate in code and architectural reviews.

Conocimientos

Python

Golang

Linux System Administration

Agile Methodologies

Mentoring

Distributed Systems

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Herramientas

Kubernetes

React

Angular

Svelte

Vue

Descripción del empleo

Engineering Manager, MAAS – Canonical

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. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Role Overview

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS team. Our mission with MAAS (Metal as a Service) is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare‑metal infrastructure, putting a cloud‑style on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage. The MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service hyperscale provisioning technology and writing code in Python and Go across the entire stack. The role requires technical leadership, deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, storage, and data center networking.

Responsibilities

• Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (we organize engineering teams by Americas, EMEA, etc.)
• Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
• Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Being an advocate of, 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
• Travelling to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science
• Exceptional academic track record from both 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 K8S
• 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 Center infrastructure management and design

What We Offer

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we have 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

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development
• Location: Work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas