Senior Engineering Manager- Ubuntu Porto

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and Io
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The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering team that delivers the essential components of Ubuntu - our system startup, compilers, language runtimes and toolchains, as well as networking and storage config and management.

As an Engineering Manager on the Foundations team, you will be at the heart of driving Ubuntu. You'll lead and inspire your team of engineers, to take Ubuntu to new heights. We are looking for someone with a deep understanding of Linux and Ubuntu with a passion for exceptional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of distributed engineers
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles through active and hands on leadership
• Be responsible for planning, estimation and execution
• Work with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu
• Collaborate with
  - functional leadership teams
• Drive the advancement and adoption of the latest software development practices
• Design, embrace and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
• Engage with other teams at Canonical to ensure alignment on product architecture and roadmaps

Requirements

• You have worked extensively with Linux distributions, and are experienced with packaging technologies (e. g. deb, rpm, other)
• You have demonstrated experience managing or leading a team of software engineers
• High quality software engineering knowledge in one or more of: Linux system architecture, boot process, Java/GCC/Python/Rust/Go toolchains, ARM and/or RISC-V
• Engagement with open source communities and processes

What we offer

• 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 long haul company events

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.