Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Core

Building and leading a distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback and career development

Demonstrating sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team’s goals

Coaching and mentoring team members with hands-on career development

Effectively setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders

Advocating and advancing modern, agile software development practices and helping develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices

Contributing to a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values

Actively participating in the leadership team and collaborating with other leaders in the organisation

Demonstrated competencies in embedded software development

Strong skills in Golang, C++ and Shell

A solid understanding of Linux and a modern GNU/Linux distribution, Debian or Ubuntu preferred

Love for developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it

Demonstrated ability of planning and executing to deliver high quality software in a timely manner

Solid experience working in an agile development environment

Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path

Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills

Familiarity with an immutable Linux distribution, preferably Ubuntu Core

Experience with multiple CPU architectures such as ARM, RISC-V

Experience with Linux native containerization and security

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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