Remote Linux Package Management Engineering Lead

Canonical

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000
Annual compensation review
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Ubuntu Foundations Package Management team. This technical leadership role combines people management with active engineering involvement, targeting the enhancement of Ubuntu's package management and system lifecycle technologies.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in software engineering and possess effective communication skills, with the ability to work in a diverse and globally distributed team environment. Canonical offers a remote work setup with biannual team meetings and a personal development budget.

Qualifications

  • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
  • Experience leading engineering teams, including people management.
  • Strong understanding of systems software and operating system architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Define technical vision and roadmap for Ubuntu's package management.
  • Lead and support a team of engineers responsible for Ubuntu platform technologies.
  • Plan and deliver improvements across multiple Ubuntu release cycles.

Skills

Software Engineering
Leadership
System Design
Communication
Linux Distribution Technologies

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Ubuntu Foundations Package Management team. This technical leadership role combines people management with active engineering involvement, targeting the enhancement of Ubuntu's package management and system lifecycle technologies.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in software engineering and possess effective communication skills, with the ability to work in a diverse and globally distributed team environment. Canonical offers a remote work setup with biannual team meetings and a personal development budget.

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