CLOUD FIELD ENGINEERING MANAGER

Canonical; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Cloud Field Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on delivering open source cloud solutions. In this role, you will oversee project progress, mentor engineering staff, and engage with customers to enhance their use of our platforms. This remote position emphasizes strong leadership, technical expertise in cloud technologies, and communication skills to drive our growth into new industries.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with annual reviews

Remote-first work environment

Learning budgets

Travel opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience with cloud technologies required.
• Experience in leading and mentoring engineers needed.
• Strong communication skills in English and a second language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage field engineering team across presales and professional services.
• Solve customer problems and act as a trusted advisor.
• Design and develop open source solutions in cloud environments.

Skills

Cloud computing technologies

Linux

Networking experience

Technical presales

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Mentoring and leadership

Education

Strong academic background

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenStack

AWS

GCP

Azure

Ceph

Python

Job description

Join to apply for the Cloud Field Engineering Manager role at Canonical .

This is an opportunity to lead a field engineering team, helping customers understand and implement Canonicals open source solutions in public clouds and data centers. The role involves working across cloud offerings, from Ubuntu to virtualization, private cloud, Kubernetes, and open source solutions like MLops platforms and data platforms. As the company expands into new industries, the role includes designing and developing new open source solutions.

Engineering Managers at Canonical should be outstanding engineers, capable of troubleshooting and engaging in technical presales. They contribute technically but primarily focus on shaping team direction, focus, and delivery. The company values soft skills development and management training.

The role involves managing cloud solutions architects, designing private / public cloud solutions, deploying and testing technologies, and participating in presales discussions. Responsibilities include team management, technical representation, collaboration, and strategic planning.

• Home-based, managing a team in your time zone.
• Lead and develop a team of Field engineers across presales and professional services.
• Solve customer problems and act as a trusted advisor.
• Work remotely within a single major time zone.
• Mentor and provide career feedback.
• Monitor team health and implement engineering processes.
• Represent the team to stakeholders and customers.
• Develop engineering practices and manage project progress.
• Participate in leadership and collaboration efforts.
• Knowledge of cloud computing technologies (Kubernetes, Openstack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph).
• Linux and networking experience.
• Experience in technical presales.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Experience in leading and mentoring engineers.
• Organizational skills and a strong academic background.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Additional

• Second language (Spanish or French) preferred.
• Python knowledge.
• Experience with external partnerships and stakeholder feedback.

What we

• Competitive compensation with annual reviews, benefits, learning budgets, travel opportunities, and a remote-first work environment.

About

• A leader in open source, publishing Ubuntu, and enabling AI, IoT, and cloud innovations. Since 2004, a remote-first company committed to excellence and diversity.
• Canonical promotes diversity and fair consideration for all applicants.

J-18808-Ljbffr

Create a job alert for this search

Manager Cloud Engineering • San Francisco, CA, United States