Ubuntu Engineering Manager

On-site

Responsibilities

Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT.
Ubuntu is not just the world’s most deployed open source operating system, it's a platform that enables innovation for millions of users across the globe.
Desktop: driving Ubuntu Desktop, our future immutable desktop: Ubuntu Core Desktop, WSL, gaming technology, and a suite of modern applications for the desktop crafted with Flutter
experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role.
At Canonical, you will have the opportunity to engage with and contribute to the broader open source community.
Leading their teams in elevating the Linux developer and user experience
Designing, building and shipping high quality, performant software in Rust, Go and Python
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
Ability to drive and deliver technical work streams going above and beyond expectations
experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter or C/C++
Experience managing technical teams •
Experience contributing to or leading open source projects •
Experience with Linux distributions/distribution engineering •
Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis.

Working with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance.
In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus.
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.
The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We are hiring engineering leaders to work across the breadth of our Ubuntu Engineering organization - leaders who care deeply for quality, performance and resilience in software, and have a proven track record for building, nurturing and developing high performing engineering teams.
This leadership track includes roles for Managers and Senior Managers .
At Canonical, managers are expected to stay technical and close to the code as well as the processes and people around them.
Our teams integrate the freshest open source software, provide robust upgrade paths and engineer the future of Ubuntu.
Our community represents the full breadth of the developer experience; from students, hobbyists and freelancers to high performance engineering and creative teams in corporate and academic environments.