Engineering Manager - Web

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Responsibilities

• ▹Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing to your team's goals
• ▹Estimate work, set goals and meet them
• ▹Design and implement well-tested and documented software in web technologies or Flutter
• ▹Debug and fix issues encountered by users
• ▹Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural reviews
• ▹Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications
• ▹Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
• ▹Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
• ▹Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• ▹Contribute to the success of the product through technical advocacy
• ▹Support your people so they grow as web engineers, do valuable work and have a great time

Requirements

• ▹Knowledgeable and passionate about web and software development
• ▹Passionate, enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated
• ▹Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• ▹Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• ▹Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
• ▹Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
• ▹Professional manner in interacting with colleagues, partners and community
• ▹Experience designing and writing high-quality web technologies
• ▹Experience with and passion for TypeScript, React or Flutter
• ▹An eye for accessibility and performance
• ▹Professional written and spoken English
• ▹Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• ▹Excellent communication and presentation skills
• ▹Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• ▹Technical leadership and a solid background in web development
• ▹Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks each

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
• ▹Experience building and maintaining a talented team
• ▹REST API design, development and governance
• ▹Performance engineering and security experience

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹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
• ▹Performance-driven annual bonus or commission

About the company

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems. It has 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries, works almost entirely remotely, and is founder-led, profitable and growing.