Observability Engineering Manager

Observability Engineering Manager – Canonical

Join Canonical, a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, as an Observability Engineering Manager. Canonical powers the world’s most widely used open‑source platform, Ubuntu, used in cloud, AI, IoT, and more.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a distributed team developing distributed tracing and service mesh products within our Observability group. You’ll be a technical leader, reviewing code and architecture, while setting expectations, holding colleagues accountable, and nurturing talent.

• Manage a distributed team of engineers and its observability portfolio.
• Organize and lead the team’s processes to help it achieve objectives.
• Conduct one‑on‑one meetings with team members.
• Identify and measure team health indicators.
• Interact with a vibrant community.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its Observability Stack.

• An exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Proven professional software delivery experience.
• Professional software development experience, preferably with a track record in open source.
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self‑motivation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Result‑oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.

• Experience as an engineering manager, building high‑performance teams.
• Professional Python development experience.
• Working knowledge of Go.
• Open‑source contribution experience.
• Interest and experience with container technologies.
• Understanding of observability and monitoring importance.
• Experience designing and implementing observability solutions.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• 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.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

This role can be home based in the EMEA or Americas regions.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu, a major open‑source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. Canonical recruits globally, maintaining high standards and fostering a culture of excellence.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspective, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.