Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); 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

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A leading open-source software provider is seeking an Engineering Manager for their MAAS team. This role involves leading a distributed team, managing expectations with stakeholders, and advancing software development practices. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and experience with Python, Golang, and Linux administration. The position is remote with travel for company events. The company offers a work environment that fosters learning and development, along with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Experience with Linux system administration, preferably Debian or Ubuntu.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events.

Responsibilities

• Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career planning.
• Setting and managing expectations with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Participating in the engineering process through code and architectural review.

Skills

Software delivery using Python

Software delivery using Golang

Linux system administration

Agile software development methodologies

Mentoring and team development

Technical aptitude for distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Modern Linux cloud computing technologies

Job description

Canonical is 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 more than 80 countries and 1,200+ colleagues, many of whom work remotely. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person at interesting global locations to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. The MAAS mission is to provide a cloud‑style, on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage, enabling private bare‑metal infrastructure at hyperscale. MAAS is a rapidly evolving stack written in Python and Go, spanning hardware detection, provisioning, management web interface, API, and CLI. Location: This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

The role entails

• Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (we organise engineering teams by Americas, EMEA etc)
• Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
• Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Being an advocate of, and advancing, modern software development practices
• Participating in the engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engaging with broader teams at Canonical, the open‑source community and partners
• Travelling 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 K8S
• 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 colleagues

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• 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

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. We expect excellence – to succeed, we must be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

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