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[Remote] Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Core

🌍 Remote Β· United States πŸ’Ό Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, renowned for its Ubuntu platform. They are seeking a technical Engineering Manager to lead a team in redefining the embedded Linux experience, focusing on security and reliability in the IoT market.

Responsibilities

  • Building and leading a distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback and career development
  • Demonstrating sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team’s goals
  • Coaching and mentoring team members with hands-on career development
  • Effectively setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
  • Advocating and advancing modern, agile software development practices and helping develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
  • Contributing to a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
  • Actively participating in the leadership team and collaborating with other leaders in the organisation

Skills

  • Demonstrated competencies in embedded software development
  • Strong skills in Golang, C++ and Shell
  • A solid understanding of Linux and a modern GNU/Linux distribution, Debian or Ubuntu preferred
  • Love for developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
  • Demonstrated ability of planning and executing to deliver high quality software in a timely manner
  • Solid experience working in an agile development environment
  • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
  • Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
  • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
  • Familiarity with an immutable Linux distribution, preferably Ubuntu Core
  • Experience with multiple CPU architectures such as ARM, RISC-V
  • Experience with Linux native containerization and security

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
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual holiday leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Company Overview

  • Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, delivers trusted open source for everyone and provides security, support and services to enterprises. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.canonical.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Canonical has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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