Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Priority Pass and travel upgrades

Job summary

A leading open-source software company is seeking an Engineering Manager for the MAAS team. You will lead a distributed team and advocate for modern software practices while mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, experience with Python or Golang, and a strong background in Linux and cloud technologies. This remote position offers competitive benefits including a personal learning budget and opportunities for international travel.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Proven experience delivering software using modern programming languages.
• Ability to mentor, support, and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching and mentoring.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams.

Skills

Python

Golang

Linux system administration

Networking

Kubernetes

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Engineering Manager, MAAS – Canonical

Join Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing, with over 1,200 colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Location: This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS team. MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) provides a cloud‑style on‑demand API for private bare‑metal infrastructure, covering physical server provisioning, network configuration and storage. The role requires experience in high‑quality software development and high‑performance team leadership, plus deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage and data‑center networking.

Role Overview

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders.
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices.
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review.
• Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners.
• Travel to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year.

What we are looking for in you

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science.
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes.
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members.
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.

Nice‑to‑have skills

• Typescript using modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue.
• Data Center infrastructure management and design.

What we offer

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.