Engineering Manager- Ceph & Distributed Storage

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, with more than 1,200 colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. The world creates more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day, and we want to help teams store data in open‑source storage on commodity hardware—safely, cheaply and simply.

• Lead a team building a Ceph‑focused software‑defined storage solution
• Build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring and feedback
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team’s goals
• Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Advance modern, agile software development practices
• Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
• Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events

• You have a software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience
• You have experience operating scale‑out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph
• You love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible
• You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
• You have an interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You have experience in leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers toward delivering timely, high‑quality software together
• You have solid experience working in an agile development environment

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. 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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence; to succeed we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

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