Engineering Manager - Data Platform

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead a team building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines
• ▹Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback and lead the team by example
• ▹Contribute code directly when needed
• ▹Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
• ▹Advocate modern, agile software development practices
• ▹Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• ▹Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence so the team delivers products users love
• ▹Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with the company's values
• ▹Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
• ▹Travel twice a year for internal events of one or two weeks

Requirements

• ▹A software engineering background, preferably with Python and Golang experience
• ▹Experience running in production and at scale, preferably Big Data or MySQL
• ▹Excellent judgement about people: their motivations, abilities, developmental needs and prospects for success
• ▹Proven ability to build high-quality open-source software
• ▹Proven ability to drive good engineering practices around performance and quality
• ▹An open-minded attitude to new technologies and the drive to push the boundaries of what is possible
• ▹The ambition to build products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• ▹A love of developing and growing people, with a track record of it
• ▹Knowledgeable and passionate about software development

Nice to have

• ▹Specialist knowledge in one or more of Spark, Superset, MySQL or similar
• ▹Prior experience working with open source and a will to build products with the community

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Fully remote working environment, since 2004
• ▹Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• ▹Annual compensation review
• ▹Recognition rewards
• ▹Annual holiday leave
• ▹Parental leave
• ▹Employee Assistance Programme
• ▹Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints
• ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
• ▹Annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation for certain roles

About the company

Canonical is an open-source technology company that publishes Ubuntu. It has been remote-first since 2004 and recruits globally.