Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Core

Canonical; Oklahoma; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate Engineering Manager to lead a talented team in redefining the embedded Linux experience. This role involves shaping the future of Linux from small systems to desktops, focusing on secure and reliable operating systems for the IoT market. As a leader, you'll foster a collaborative culture, manage stakeholder expectations, and promote agile development practices. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to enabling robust solutions across various fields, including IoT and automotive. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experienced in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software developers.
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software development.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a distributed team of engineers through hiring and mentoring.
• Support timely delivery of technical solutions to meet business needs.

Skills

Golang

C/C++

Shell Scripting

Agile Development

Embedded Software

Linux

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Job description

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Redefine the embedded Linux experience with the smallest, most secure, and most reliable operating system in the IoT market. This is an opportunity for a technical engineering manager passionate about open source software, Linux, containers, security, and the developer experience, to shape the future of Linux from the smallest systems up to desktops. This challenging role demands a high degree of technical and management skill.

Our mission is to enable everyone to build robust solutions across fields like IoT, automotive, and aviation using the next-generation secure embedded Linux OS. We focus on reliable, secure device recovery mechanisms to simplify and standardize field operations for heterogeneous appliances.

As an engineering manager, you'll lead a team of software developers to design and implement Ubuntu Core system software on various CPU architectures, such as ARM, RISC-V, and x86. You will meet stakeholders, prioritize requests, plan the roadmap, and ensure delivery. You will also influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work on strategy and execution with your team.

What you'll do

1. Build and lead a distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career development.
2. Contribute directly to your team's goals demonstrating sound engineering principles.
3. Support timely delivery of technical solutions to meet business needs.
4. Manage expectations with engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
5. Promote modern, agile software development practices and organizational excellence.
6. Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values.
7. Participate actively in leadership and collaborate across the organization.
8. Work remotely with biannual travel for company events.

Who you are

1. Passionate about technology and working with talented people.
2. Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
3. Experienced in developing and growing people.
4. Knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
5. Experienced in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software developers.
6. Capable of planning and executing to deliver high-quality software.
7. Well-versed in agile development environments.
8. Holding a Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM, or similar.
9. Experienced with embedded software.
10. Proficient in Golang, C/C++, and Shell scripting.
11. Solid understanding of Linux, preferably Debian or Ubuntu.

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