Software Engineering Manager - Container And Virtualisation Infrastructure

Overview

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.

Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers.

We are a globally distributed company 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 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.

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 in you

You understand modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes

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

You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software

You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

You have strong written and verbal technical communication skills

You have experience programming in C and / or Go

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.

We revisit compensation annually and offer a performance-driven annual bonus.

In addition to base pay, we provide benefits reflecting our values and goals.

Programs are balanced to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person 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 to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

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.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

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