Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure. Location: Remote (EMEA and the Americas).

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 cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and various industry leaders. We are globally distributed with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times per year in person to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. Our mission is to build a next-generation private cloud infrastructure using KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments.

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we play a major role in AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues 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, and learn new skills. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and will give every applicant fair consideration.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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