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Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, A3C, Canada
Listing for: Canonical
Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure
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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 mission is to build a next‑generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data‑center‑scale cloud that "just works". We are hiring engineering managers with experience in high‑quality microservice architectures and high‑performance team leadership, with deep familiarity with Linux kernel, virtualization, storage, and networking.

As an engineering manager at Canonical you must have a solid technical background, but your responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage.

What you will focus on

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 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

What we’re looking for in you

You understand modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes

You love developing and growing people and have a strong track record of doing so

You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high‑quality software

You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

You have strong written and verbal technical communication skills

You have experience programming in C and/or Go

What we offer you

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 long‑haul company events

Location
This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading the global move to open source.

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

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