Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and roadmap for Ubuntu's package management and system lifecycle platform
• Participate in design reviews and key technical decisions affecting software management and system lifecycle technologies
• Lead and support a team of engineers responsible for key Ubuntu platform technologies
• Mentor and grow engineers, helping them expand their technical leadership and ownership
• Plan and deliver improvements across multiple Ubuntu release cycles
• Build strong partnerships across Ubuntu Engineering and collaborate with Debian and upstream projects

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
• Strong background in software engineering and system design
• Experience leading engineering teams, including people management and coaching
• Experience developing or operating Linux distribution technologies or package management systems
• Strong understanding of systems software and operating system architecture
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with package repositories, archives, or release engineering processes
• Experience contributing to Debian, Ubuntu, or other open source infrastructure projects
• Performance, reliability, or security engineering experience

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review and performance-driven annual bonus
• Annual holiday leave and maternity/paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and the publisher of Ubuntu, a platform used widely in public cloud, data science, AI, and IoT.