Engineering Manager, Container & Virtualization Infra

Canonical Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Learning budget

Travel opportunities

Flexible work hours

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking an engineering manager to lead a remote team across the Americas and EMEA. You will drive technical delivery, mentor engineers, and shape engineering strategy while fostering collaboration with the community and partners.

You will lead high-quality distributed systems work, with a focus on Linux technologies, cloud platforms, and microservices. This role includes global travel and extensive collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams delivering distributed systems.
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science or STEM.
• Strong communication skills and ability to mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a remote engineering team across regions.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring and feedback.
• Set and manage expectations with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Advocate modern software development practices.
• Contribute to code and architectural reviews.
• Engage with Canonical community and partners.
• Travel 4–6 weeks per year for internal and external events.

Skills

Leadership

Linux cloud

Distributed systems

C programming

Go programming

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

Linux kernel

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking an engineering manager to lead a remote team across the Americas and EMEA. You will drive technical delivery, mentor engineers, and shape engineering strategy while fostering collaboration with the community and partners.

You will lead high-quality distributed systems work, with a focus on Linux technologies, cloud platforms, and microservices. This role includes global travel and extensive collaboration.