Global Linux OEM Enablement Manager

Canonical; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical’s Device Delivery Team seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performance Linux-focused engineering group. You will drive OEM enablement projects, mentor engineers, and coordinate across desktop, kernel, and security teams to deliver quality Open Source software for Ubuntu variants.

The role requires strong Linux knowledge, hands-on debugging, and global collaboration, with travel to the EU, USA, China, and Taiwan as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree 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.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a globally distributed team.
• Strong English and Chinese communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, motivate, mentor, and enable your team to deliver quality products.
• Set goals, prioritize tasks, and measure team health indicators.
• Maximize team members' results and support career growth.
• Coordinate with project managers, HWE, 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.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams (Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, Security).
• Provide leadership for methodologies, standards, tools, and best practices.

Skills

Linux expertise

Management

Collaborative work style

English/Chinese communication

Self-discipline

Education

Bachelor or higher in STEM

Tools

QEMU/KVM

LXC/LXD

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Ceph

Python

Go

C

Bash

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Canonical’s Device Delivery Team seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performance Linux-focused engineering group. You will drive OEM enablement projects, mentor engineers, and coordinate across desktop, kernel, and security teams to deliver quality Open Source software for Ubuntu variants.

The role requires strong Linux knowledge, hands-on debugging, and global collaboration, with travel to the EU, USA, China, and Taiwan as needed.