Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure role at Canonical
. Join a leading open‑source company building next‑generation private cloud infrastructure using KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies.

Location: Remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

Canonical is a global provider of open‑source software and operating systems, with Ubuntu widely deployed in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We have 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and promote distributed collaboration with only a few office‑based roles.

Our mission is to build a data‑center‑scale cloud Platform that “just works”, providing mission‑critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments. As engineering manager, you will guide a high‑performance team of remote engineers to deliver high‑quality software, solve complex distributed‑systems problems, and drive adoption of modern Dev Ops practices.

• Lead a team of remote engineers
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands‑on career development
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engage with teams at Canonical, the open‑source community, and partners
• Work from home with global travel for 4‑6 weeks per year for internal and external events

• Deep knowledge of Linux kernel, virtualisation, storage and networking
• Experience with modern Linux cloud‑computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
• Strong track record of developing and growing people
• Focus on delivering high‑quality software on time
• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM or similar field
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• Experience programming in C and/or Go

• 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

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