[Remote] Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

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, known for its platform, Ubuntu. The Software Engineering Manager will lead a team of engineers, focusing on developing talent and ensuring high-quality software delivery while engaging with the broader open source community.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of remote engineers
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engage with teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners
• Work from home with global travel for 4 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

Skills

• Experience in high-quality microservice architectures
• High-performance team leadership experience
• Deep familiarity with Linux kernel, virtualisation, storage and networking
• Solid technical background
• Experience leading successful, collaborative engineering teams
• Ability to solve challenging distributed systems problems
• Deep knowledge of Linux
• Understanding of modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and K8s
• Strong track record of developing and growing people
• Focus on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software
• Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• Experience programming in C and/or Go

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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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