Ubuntu Engineering Delivery and Excellence Manager - 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

• Define and monitor quality metrics for the most popular Linux distro in the world
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
• Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
• Setup and maintain continuous integration for all supported deliverables
• Develop a team with a culture of high quality and performance
• Work from home with international travel twice per year for up to two weeks

Requirements

• You have a strong software engineering, Linux, and open source background
• Your technical knowledge includes C/C++, Python programming, and Shell scripting
• You have experience with quality processes and continuous integration tools and principles
• You have engineering management experience and enjoy growing people
• You are a strong proponent of data-driven decision making

Benefits

• 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events