Cloud Platform Engineering Manager - Python & Go

Canonical

United States

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget USD 2,000/year

Annual compensation review

Maternity/paternity leave

Team sprints twice yearly

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Job summary

Canonical is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team that optimizes Ubuntu images for cloud partners. You will mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and collaborate with leaders to deliver reliable image delivery, testing, and publication pipelines. The role requires strong software development, Agile practices, and cloud platform experience.

You will work from home with up to 15% travel and engage with OSS communities and commercial partners to align strategy and execution.

Qualifications

Mentor and grow engineers, helping them develop professionally.
Strong software development background with hands-on coding and design experience.
Experience delivering high-quality software using agile practices.
Proficiency in Python or Golang.
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS).

Responsibilities

Build and lead a team of engineers across time zones.
Develop talent through coaching and career development.
Demonstrate engineering principles and contribute to team goals.
Set expectations with other teams, management, and stakeholders.
Lead modern, agile software development practices.
Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values.
Be part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders.
Build automated, reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines.
Engage with Canonical teams, OSS communities, and partners.
Work from home with up to 15% travel for events.