Ubuntu Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead teams across Ubuntu Engineering (Foundations, Server, Desktop, Debcrafters) to elevate the Linux developer and user experience
• Design, build, and ship high-quality, performant software in Rust, Go, and Python
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles through architecture, development, and code reviews
• Own planning, estimation, and execution for your technical roadmap
• Partner with product management to define vision and strategy for Ubuntu
• Set expectations with engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Coach and mentor engineers, providing technical feedback and hands-on career development
• Contribute to upstream and neighboring open source projects
• Author and improve technical and community documentation

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or compelling alternative path
• Proven ability to drive and deliver technical work streams beyond expectations
• Track record leading and coaching others to deliver exceptional engineering work
• Demonstrated passion for open source software
• Significant experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter, or C/C++
• Professional written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Result-oriented mindset with drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing technical teams
• Experience contributing to or leading open source projects
• Experience with Linux distributions and distribution engineering
• Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
• Performance or security engineering experience

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review and performance-driven bonus
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel opportunities to meet colleagues globally
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, Canonical changes the world on a daily basis. The company recruits globally and sets a very high standard for people joining. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.