Cloud Engineering Manager

Canonical; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech firm is seeking a Cloud Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team in optimizing software delivery and operations. This remote role involves overseeing the BootStack team, ensuring high-quality managed services for customers, and collaborating with stakeholders. With a focus on distributed systems and a commitment to excellence, this position offers opportunities for professional growth and a supportive work environment. Join a pioneering company that values innovation, diversity, and continuous learning, and be part of a global team that is shaping the future of open source technology.

Benefits

Annual Learning and Development Budget

Performance Bonuses

Holiday Leave

Parental Leave

Wellness Programs

Travel Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software delivery and managing operations teams.
• Strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage a growing engineering team to optimize development and operations.
• Ensure quality managed services and meet service level agreements.

Skills

Python

Go

C

C++

Java

Linux System Administration

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Distributed Systems Understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Technology

Tools

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Job description

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, along with industry leaders across sectors. We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times annually in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, which designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers, working with technologies like Kubernetes and OpenStack. As a Cloud Engineering Manager, you will oversee the engineers managing day-to-day managed services for customer environments, ensuring high-quality service, operations, and product improvements. Collaboration with customers, product engineering, and operations is essential.

Location: This is a globally remote role.

Responsibilities include:

1. Managing a growing engineering team to optimize development and operations quality and velocity
2. Identifying and measuring team health indicators
3. Implementing disciplined engineering and operations processes
4. Representing the BootStack team with stakeholders, customers, and external teams
5. Ensuring team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
6. Meeting service level agreements with global customer deployments
7. Delivering quality managed services in a timely manner

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree in a technology field
• Proven experience in software delivery (Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or similar) and/or managing operations teams
• Experience with OpenStack
• Strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
• Linux system administration skills, Ubuntu/Debian preferred
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Experience managing distributed teams
• Technical understanding of complex distributed systems
• Knowledge of cloud topologies and technologies
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

What we offer:

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review and performance bonuses
• Additional benefits reflecting our values, including holiday leave, parental leave, wellness programs, and travel opportunities

About Canonical:

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading the move to open source, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit globally and uphold high standards of excellence, fostering a remote-friendly environment since 2004. Working here challenges you to learn, innovate, and excel.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration regardless of background or identity.