Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person to align on strategy and execution.

Our mission is to build a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud that just works and provides a mission-critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments. We are hiring engineering managers with experience in high-quality microservice architectures and high-performance team leadership who also have deep familiarity with Linux kernel, virtualization, storage and networking.

LXD components span the entire software stack from low-level kernel features to the upper level management API/CLI. Our most effective engineers are fluent in all these layers and can anticipate the consequences of design and engineering choices elsewhere in a complex distributed system. As an engineering manager at Canonical you must have a solid technical background, but your primary responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage. You are expected to help them grow as engineers, deliver important work, and collaborate effectively with colleagues and the community. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are prerequisites for this role. You will lead, challenge, and develop engineers, positively influence culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

The successful candidate will have experience leading successful, collaborative engineering teams and demonstrate the ability to solve challenging distributed systems problems with deep knowledge of Linux.

Location : This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

What you will focus on

• Lead a team of remote engineers
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engage with teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners
• Work from home with global travel for 4 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

What we are looking for

• Understanding of modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
• Experience developing and growing people with a strong track record
• Focus on delivering timely, high-quality software
• Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• Experience programming in C and/or Go

What we offer

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually to ensure recognition of outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and will give your application fair consideration.

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