Technical Manager - Automotive and Industrial

Work with Product Management to refine the vision and strategy for automotive at Canonical

Define and execute an engineering roadmap for the automotive team at Canonical

Represent Ubuntu and Canonical in the automotive community, in front of customers, partners and consortia

Lead our Linux distribution and open source software strategy in Automotive

Build and lead a globally distributed team of engineers and coordinate, guide and oversee their work

Develop skills through coaching, feedback and hands-on technical leadership

Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders

Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices

Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices

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

Work from home with international travel twice a year, up to two weeks at a time, for company events

You have a strong software engineering, Linux, and open source background

You have in-depth knowledge in Linux packages and embedded development

You have knowledge of automotive and industry standards such as ISO21434, ISO26262, SOTIF, IEC 61508, and ideally have led product development initiatives that fulfilled compliance with one or more of the mentioned standards

You have experience in C/C++ and Python programming

You have practical experience in automotive, including functional safety, embedded systems, cloud and related software trends

You have experience leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers

You have a track record of timely delivery and high quality software

You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it

You have experience working in an agile development environment

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is 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 on a daily basis. 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.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.​ Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

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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