Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; 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

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues

Job summary

A leading provider of open source software is hiring an Engineering Manager, MAAS to lead the Metal as a Service (MAAS) team. You will drive innovation in private bare-metal infrastructure and manage a distributed team. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, experience with Python or Golang, and a solid understanding of Linux technologies. This is a work-from-anywhere position based in EMEA or the Americas, offering a supportive environment with great benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang or similar languages.
• Exceptional academic track record at both high school and university.
• Ability to mentor, develop and support team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Coach and provide career planning for team members.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and management.

Skills

Python

Golang

Linux system administration

Kubernetes

Agile methodologies

Typescript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, supports breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We are hiring an Engineering Manager, MAAS to lead the Metal as a Service (MAAS) team, driving innovation in private bare‑metal infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.)
• Coach, mentor and provide career planning for team members.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders.
• Advocate modern software development practices and promote them across the organization.
• Participate in engineering processes through code and architectural reviews.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science.
• Exceptional academic track record at 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 experience.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
• 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.

Location

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

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues work from home since its inception in 2004.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.