Engineering Manager, Distributed Systems Testing (Python/Go)

Higlobe, Inc.

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

41 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

In-person team sprints
Learning budget USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee assistance and wellness
Travel opportunities to meet teammates
Travel upgrades for events

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for Distributed Systems Testing to lead a team delivering high-quality testing infrastructure and automation for cloud-native distributed systems. The role emphasizes technical leadership and people management across a globally distributed team.

You will shape engineering practices, review patches, and guide test architecture while ensuring delivery across diverse environments and time zones.

Qualifications

  • Academic excellence at high school and university
  • Proven leadership of software engineers
  • Proficiency in Python or Go and distributed systems
  • Strong testing processes and automation expertise
  • Experience with Linux environments (Ubuntu preferred)
  • Ability to participate in code reviews and design discussions
  • Experience in agile development and team organization
  • Excellent written and spoken English skills
  • Willingness to travel for company events (up to two weeks, twice a year)

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing software and QA team
  • Define engineering strategy, architecture, and roadmap for testing platforms
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines and testing infrastructure
  • Collaborate with senior engineers to set technical direction
  • Oversee testing across bare-metal, private, and public cloud environments
  • Contribute to code reviews and hands-on engineering when needed
  • Represent the team to stakeholders and coordinate with Canonical teams

Skills

Leadership experience
Python
Go
Distributed systems
Cloud infrastructure
Testing automation
Linux knowledge
Code reviews
Agile
English communication
Travel readiness

Education

Excellent academic record (high school & university)

Tools

Kubernetes
OpenStack
Juju
Terraform
Debian/Ubuntu

Job description

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for Distributed Systems Testing to lead a team delivering high-quality testing infrastructure and automation for cloud-native distributed systems. The role emphasizes technical leadership and people management across a globally distributed team.

You will shape engineering practices, review patches, and guide test architecture while ensuring delivery across diverse environments and time zones.

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