Remote Sustaining Engineering Manager — Open Source & Linux

Higlobe, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment

Learning budget USD 2000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities

Priority Pass and travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for Sustaining Engineering to lead a distributed team focused on open source software. You will mentor engineers, drive technical delivery, and influence culture while aligning with the Director of Sustaining Engineering.

This globally remote role offers travel up to 10% and exposure to multiple open source projects. You will manage performance, set priorities, and advocate modern software practices to maintain high-quality, maintainable code across the

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing software teams and delivering on commitments.
• Strong track record in sustaining engineering and bug-fix delivery.
• Excellent collaboration across multiple time zones and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in Sustaining Engineering.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers; conduct performance reviews.
• Ensure timely delivery of bug fixes and patches across Ubuntu/OpenStack/Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams and stakeholders to set strategy.

Job description

Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for Sustaining Engineering to lead a distributed team focused on open source software. You will mentor engineers, drive technical delivery, and influence culture while aligning with the Director of Sustaining Engineering.

This globally remote role offers travel up to 10% and exposure to multiple open source projects. You will manage performance, set priorities, and advocate modern software practices to maintain high-quality, maintainable code across the