Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering - Remote

Overview

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

In Short

• Manage and lead a distributed team of engineers
• Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback and career development guidance to your team
• Manage & measure key performance indicators (KPIs), and training
• Support timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and other technical solutions
• Demonstrate the very best of Canonical in customer interactions
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture
• Collaborate with other teams in the organisation
• Work from home with global travel up to 10% for events

Requirements

• Professional software delivery experience using C, C++, Go, Python, or similar
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• Leadership experience in complex problem resolution
• Experience with version control systems such as git
• Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, crash or other
• Strong commitment to testing methodologies and code quality
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Experience with Linux, preferably Ubuntu
• Experience with Open Source and Business Models
• People management experience in a support organisation is a strong plus

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul events