Remote Cloud Platform Engineering Lead

Canonical; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Travel to new locations for team/meet‑

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, a globally remote role that builds and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers.

You will lead engineers overseeing day-to-day managed service delivery, collaborate with customers, product engineering and operations, and drive continual product improvement. Travel to team events and customer meetings is expected but limited.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology field.
• Proven track record delivering software or managing operations teams.
• Experience with OpenStack and distributed systems.
• Strong testing methodologies and maintainable code quality.
• Experience with Linux system administration and Ubuntu/Debian a plus.
• Experience with agile software development and distributed teams.
• Technical aptitude to understand complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage a growing engineering team to optimise the quality and velocity of both development and operations
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Implement disciplined engineering and operations processes
• Represent the BootStack team with respect to stakeholders, customers, and external teams
• Ensure proper team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
• Work to meet service level agreements with customer deployments around the globe
• Deliver quality managed services in a consistent, timely manner

Skills

Python

Go

C

C++

Java

Linux administration

OpenStack

Distributed systems

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies

Communication

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenStack

Ubuntu

Linux

Job description

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, a globally remote role that builds and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers.

You will lead engineers overseeing day-to-day managed service delivery, collaborate with customers, product engineering and operations, and drive continual product improvement. Travel to team events and customer meetings is expected but limited.