Engineering Manager, Sustaining Software Engineering at Canonical

Job Description

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We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. If you’re interested in a career at Canonical, we are a remote-first company so please apply to any suitable role as skills are valued more than location, despite some having a preferred geographic preference.

What Your Day Will Look Like

Manage and lead a distributed team of engineers Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback and career development guidance to your team Manage shift scheduling, measuring key performance indicators (KPIs), and training Support timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and other technical solutions to address business needs in a variety of technology fields, including but not limited to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Juju & MAAS Demonstrate the very best of Canonical in customer interactions Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders Advocate and advance modern software development practices Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company value Collaborate with other teams in the organisation Work from home with global travel up to 10% for internal and external events

What We Are Looking For In You

You have interest and deep experience with three or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux – kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging Professional software delivery experience using C, C++, Go, Python, or similar You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development Leadership experience displaying ability to organise and prioritise complex problem resolution and bug fixes Experience with version control systems such as git Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, crash or other Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written Experience with Linux, with a preference towards Ubuntu Experience with Open Source and Open Source Business Models People management experience in a support organisation is a strong plus