Engineering Manager - Data Platform

Engineering Manager – Data Platform
Canonical is building a comprehensive suite of multi‑cloud and on‑premise data solutions for the enterprise. The data platform team covers the full range of data stores and technologies, delivering fault‑tolerant, mission‑critical distributed systems and the world’s best data platform.

Location:

This role can be filled in European, Middle East, African or any American region / time zone.

What your day will look like

You will lead a team building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines.

You will hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback, and lead your team by example.

You will demonstrate sound engineering skill by directly contributing code when needed.

Effectively set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.

Advocate modern, agile software development practices.

Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices.

Ensure that your team delivers excellent products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence.

Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with the company’s values.

Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation.

Work from home with global travel twice yearly, for internal events of one or two weeks duration.

We’re looking for

A background in software engineering, preferably with Python and GoLang experience.

Experience running at scale, preferably Big Data or MySQL, in production.

Excellent judgement about people’s motivations, abilities, developmental needs and prospects for success.

Proven ability to build high‑quality, open‑source software.

Proven track record of driving good engineering practices around performance and quality.

An open‑minded attitude towards new technologies and the drive to push the boundaries of what is possible.

The ambition to build products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere.

Love developing and growing people and a track record of doing so.

Knowledgeable and passionate about software development.

Additional skills that you might also bring

Specialist knowledge in one or more of Spark, Superset, MySQL, or similar.

Prior experience working with open source and a willingness to build products with the community.

What we offer you
Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce. Your base pay will be based on your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. Certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals.

Fully remote working environment – we’ve been working remotely since 2004.

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per annum.

Annual compensation review.

Recognition rewards.

Annual holiday leave.

Parental leave.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints.

Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st‑century digital business.

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.

Seniority level:  Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full‑time.

Job function:  Engineering and Information Technology.

Industries:  Software Development.

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