Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering

Canonical; Portland (ME); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a global team of Python engineers. This role emphasizes the growth and satisfaction of team members while driving high-quality software development. You will leverage your technical expertise to influence culture and facilitate effective delivery of projects. With a focus on agile practices, you will help shape the strategic direction of the team, ensuring alignment with organizational values. Join a pioneering firm that values diversity and offers opportunities for professional development and global collaboration.

Benefits

USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Holiday leave

Maternity/Paternity leave

Wellness programs

Opportunities for global travel

Qualifications

• Proven track record in developing and mentoring teams.
• Experience with cloud technologies and software automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a remote team of Python engineers worldwide.
• Promote modern, agile development practices and foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Python Development

Agile Software Development

Cloud Computing

Linux Server Management

Software Automation

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Go Programming

Job description

Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders across sectors. We are a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet a few times yearly in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

We are founder-led, profitable, and growing. Our goal is to transform software operations through true model-driven operations via next-generation infrastructure-as-code, enabling efficient bare-metal operations for high-performance computing, private cloud, data lakes, AI/ML, and analytics. We seek a leader to inspire and manage a regional software engineering team to drive this initiative.

The Solutions Engineering team collaborates closely with our managed infrastructure operations team, managing private OpenStack clouds and Kubernetes clusters globally. We develop open-source automation in Python to simplify operations for users building on Ubuntu. The team focuses on high-quality Python software development to enable DevOps workflows, emphasizing design, documentation, testing, and performance to ensure a robust platform.

As an Engineering Manager, your primary responsibility is your team: ensuring their growth, meaningful work, and career satisfaction at Canonical. You will demonstrate technical leadership, leveraging your software development background to challenge and develop team members. You will influence culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work on strategic direction and execution.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a remote team of Python engineers worldwide
• Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback, and support career development
• Contribute code demonstrating sound engineering principles
• Plan and oversee progress on goals and projects
• Set and manage expectations with other teams and stakeholders
• Promote modern, agile development practices
• Develop and advocate for engineering and organizational best practices
• Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values
• Participate in leadership discussions and collaborate with other leaders
• Travel up to 10% globally for events

Who you are

• You love developing people and have a proven track record
• You are passionate about agile software development
• You enjoy leading, coaching, and mentoring Python developers
• You have knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
• You are comfortable managing Linux servers, including storage and networking
• You have hands-on experience with software automation
• You are organized and committed to delivering high-quality software on time
• You are a lifelong learner

Bonus points for

• Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Understanding of modern infrastructure like OpenStack or Kubernetes
• Experience in operations alongside software development
• Familiarity with large-scale, multi-cloud operations challenges
• Go programming expertise

What we offer colleagues

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards, holiday leave, maternity/paternity leave
• Wellness programs and assistance
• Opportunities for travel and meeting colleagues globally

About Canonical

Canonical pioneers open source innovation, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit globally, uphold high standards, and foster a remote-first culture since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, learn new skills, and excel.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We value diversity, experience, and perspectives, ensuring fair consideration for all applicants regardless of background or identity.