Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering Viseu

Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering
Viseu
Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal

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 enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and Io
T. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. We operate globally with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few
- based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person to align on strategy and execution. The company is
- led, profitable, and growing.

Our mission is to build a
- generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud
- 'just
- ' and provides
- critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments. We are hiring engineering managers with experience in
- quality microservice architectures and
- performance team leadership who also have deep familiarity with Linux kernel, virtualisation, storage and networking. LXD components span the entire software stack from
- level kernel features to the upper level management API/CLI. Our engineers are fluent across these layers and consider the consequences of design choices in a complex distributed system.

As an engineering manager at Canonical you must have a solid technical background, and your responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage. You are expected to help them grow as engineers, achieve important work, and collaborate well with colleagues and the community. Technical leadership experience and a software engineering background are prerequisites. You will lead, challenge, and develop engineers, influence culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

The successful candidate will have experience leading collaborative engineering teams, solve challenging distributed systems problems, and possess deep knowledge of Linux. This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

• Lead a team of remote engineers
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and
  - 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

• Understanding of modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
• A passion for developing and growing people with a strong track record
• A focus on delivering timely,
  - quality software
• A Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• Experience programming in C and/or Go

• Distributed work environment with
  - 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
  - haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we drive the global move to open source and cloud computing. We recruit on a global basis and aim for excellence in every role. Most colleagues have worked from home since our inception in 2004.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds enhances our environment and products, and we consider every application fairly.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development