Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Core

Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Core at Canonical

Join Canonical to lead the embedded Linux experience with the smallest, most secure, and reliable operating system in the IoT market.

• Building and leading a distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback and career development.
• Demonstrating sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward team goals.
• Coaching and mentoring team members with hands‑on career development.
• 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.

• Demonstrated competencies in embedded software development.
• Strong skills in Golang, C++ and Shell.
• Solid understanding of Linux; a modern GNU/Linux distribution (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Love for developing and growing people with a track record of doing it.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute to deliver high‑quality software in a timely manner.
• Solid experience in an agile development environment.
• Exceptionally strong academic track record.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or compelling alternative narrative.
• 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 containerisation and security.

• 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 a 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 background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.