Engineering Manager- Ceph & Distributed Storage

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. We have a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. The goal is to make Ceph easy to install, manage, and use – from large enterprise data center installations to half‑rack edge sites. As an engineering manager you must be technically strong, run an effective team, and develop the colleagues you manage. You will be responsible for sound software architecture and best practices in software quality, testing, and documentation.

• You will lead a team building a Ceph focused software defined storage solution.
• You will build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers.
• You’ll develop your team through coaching, mentoring and feedback.
• You will 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 organisation.
• 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 towards delivering timely, high‑quality software together.
• You have solid experience working in an agile development environment.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Software Development

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.