Software Platform Engineering Manager - Ubuntu -Gen Silicon

Software Platform Engineering Manager - Ubuntu for Next-Gen Silicon

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. 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 leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across many sectors. We have over 1200 colleagues in more than 75 countries and emphasize remote work, meeting in person two to four times annually in interesting locations worldwide.

We are hiring engineering managers who are passionate about operational systems, open source technologies and cutting‑edge hardware to lead engineering teams to enable and optimize Ubuntu for the latest x86, ARM, RISC‑V, s390x, and POWER systems.

We partner with the world's leading silicon vendors to optimize Ubuntu on their latest platforms, integrating next‑generation features and performance enhancements while ensuring a common operating experience for users.

Engineering managers should be outstanding developers themselves, comfortable reviewing patches or software design specs, and should drive healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality and performance optimizations, and lead their team to deliver high‑quality design and code.

An Engineering Manager is responsible for line management and career guidance, developing engineering talent, representing the team and product from a technical perspective, and driving collaboration with other teams and customers.

You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

Location:

This is a globally remote role with open positions in every time zone.

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior
• Oversee commercial engagements and support timely delivery on agreed project milestones
• Participate as technical lead on complex customer engagements involving complete system architectures
• Implement disciplined engineering processes
• Integrate and maintain platform‑oriented software stacks
• Optimize Ubuntu for latest hardware platforms
• Display technical leadership internally and within external communities
• Contribute to code reviews and technical documentation
• Be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling alternative narrative
• Fluency in C, C++, and Python
• Experience with Linux and operational systems software (e.g., kernel or user space)
• Experience with Debian/Ubuntu or other distro packaging
• Experience leading software engineering teams
• Professional written and spoken English
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Thoughtfulness and self‑motivation
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

• Experience working with open source communities and licenses
• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, RISC‑V or s390x
• Understanding of build systems and tool chains, including for cross‑compilation
• Experience working with customers
• Experience with board bring‑up and validation
• Experience with Linux virtualization, networking or graphics stacks
• Experience with Docker/OCI containers/K8s
• Experience with confidential computing, RDMA, Infiniband and high performance computing
• Performance engineering, benchmarking and profiling

• 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…