Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical

Salt Lake City (UT)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities to meet colleagues

Job summary

A prominent open-source technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the MAAS team. The role involves leading a distributed engineering team, talent development, and driving modern development practices. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, with proven experience in Python or Golang, and a strong background in Linux system administration. This is a full-time position with the opportunity to impact the cloud infrastructure domain, offering a competitive salary and remote working flexibility.

Qualifications

Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
Proven experience in software delivery using Python, Golang, or similar.
Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
Set and manage expectations with teams and stakeholders.
Participate in code and architectural reviews.

Skills

Software delivery using Python or Golang

Linux system administration

Agile software development methodologies

Mentoring and coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Linux (Debian or Ubuntu)

Kubernetes

Job description

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing.

We are hiring a Engineering Manager as we expand the MAAS team. Our mission with MAAS ("Metal as a Service") is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare‑metal infrastructure, putting a cloud‑style on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage.

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 - in order to succeed, we need to 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 create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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