Software Engineering Manager – Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure
Canonical's mission is to build a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph and SDN technologies to create a data-center-scale cloud that 'just works' for edge and core enterprise deployments. The company is hiring engineering managers with experience in high-quality microservice architectures and high-performance team leadership, plus deep familiarity with the Linux kernel, virtualisation, storage and networking. LXD components span the full software stack from low-level kernel features to the management API/CLI. As an engineering manager your main responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage while maintaining a solid technical background. The role is remote, available in EMEA and the Americas.
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 of 4 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events
Requirements
- ▹Understanding of modern Linux cloud computing technologies including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
- ▹Strong track record of developing and growing people
- ▹Focus on success and delivery of timely, high-quality software
- ▹Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree
- ▹Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
- ▹Experience programming in C and/or Go
- ▹Technical leadership experience and a software engineering background
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹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 meet colleagues
- ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
- ▹Performance-driven annual bonus
About the company
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and the publisher of Ubuntu, used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering and IoT. It is a founder-led, profitable and growing pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.