Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Tulsa (OK); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A pioneering tech firm is hiring for an Engineering role in the MAAS team. This position involves leading distributed engineering efforts, developing talent, and driving innovation in data-center technology. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, proven Python or Golang skills, and experience with Linux and cloud computing. The role supports a flexible work-from-anywhere environment and includes benefits such as a personal development budget and annual reviews.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record.
• Experience delivering software using Python or Golang.
• Ability to mentor and support team members.
• Experience with Linux system administration and modern Linux cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers.
• Manage expectations with stakeholders.
• Engage with broader teams and communities.
• Represent Canonical in engineering reviews and external communities.

Skills

Fluent in Python

Proficient in Golang

Linux system administration

Cloud computing technologies

Technical aptitude for distributed systems

Mentoring and development

Agile methodologies

Presentation skills

English communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

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 founder‑led, profitable and growing. We have 1,200+ 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.

We are hiring an Engineering for 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.

The MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal as a Service hyperscale provisioning technology. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go, spanning low‑level hardware detection to upper‑level management web interface, API and CLI. We need engineers fluent in all layers and able to anticipate the consequences of design choices across the distributed system.

Canonical seeks passionate technical leaders eager to drive innovation in one of our flagship data‑center products. You will play a key role in reshaping data‑center technology through open source management platforms, from day‑zero deployment to long‑term expansion and maintenance.

Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites. You will lead, challenge and develop engineers, influence team and company culture, facilitate technical delivery, guide strategy and execution, and collaborate across engineering. The MAAS team interfaces regularly with teams responsible for cloud‑init, LXD, and our public cloud offerings.

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

• 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked 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.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development