Observability Engineering Manager

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.

We are hiring an Observability Engineering Manager who will lead the development of the distributed tracing or service mesh products as part of our Observability group.

Engineering managers at Canonical are always coders who review and lead both architecture and code, judge character, and hold colleagues accountable. The Observability Engineering Manager will design and deliver an observability stack that is easy to deploy and operate on Kubernetes, integrating metrics, logging, telemetry, alerting, tracing and profiling to help our customers make observability integral to their software practices.

• Manage a distributed team of engineers and its observability portfolio.
• Organize and lead the team's processes to 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.
• A proven track record of professional experience in software delivery.
• Professional software development experience, preferably with open source.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 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.
• A working knowledge of Go.
• Open source contribution experience.
• Interest and experience with container technologies.
• Understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring.
• Experience designing and implementing observability solutions.

• 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.

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.

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

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time
Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries:
Software Development