Lead Linux Enablement for OEM Success

Canonical; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical’s Device Delivery Team seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead the software engineering group delivering OEM enablement for Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core. You’ll mentor engineers, set goals, coordinate with PMs, QA, HWE, and certification, and drive on-time delivery across globally distributed teams.

The role requires strong Linux knowledge, hands-on debugging, and experience guiding architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in STEM; CS or software engineering preferred.
• Proven Linux experience, ideally Ubuntu/Debian.
• Experience with software development and testing methodologies.
• Track record in management roles and leading distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, mentor, and enable your team to succeed.
• Set goals, prioritize tasks, and measure team health.
• Coordinate with PMs, QA, HWE, and certification teams.
• Oversee projects from kickoff to post-mortem and manage escalations.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams (Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, Security).
• Travel to EU, USA, China, and Taiwan as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Linux

Mentoring

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

English and Chinese communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM (computer science or software engineering)

Tools

QEMU/KVM

LXC/LXD

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

CI/CD

Python

Go

C

Job description

Canonical’s Device Delivery Team seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead the software engineering group delivering OEM enablement for Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core. You’ll mentor engineers, set goals, coordinate with PMs, QA, HWE, and certification, and drive on-time delivery across globally distributed teams.

The role requires strong Linux knowledge, hands-on debugging, and experience guiding architecture decisions.