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Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering

Job in 34100, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Listing for: Canonical
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-15
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering Join to apply for the Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering role at Canonical Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT.We

are hiring an Engineering Manager for Sustaining Engineering passionate about open source software, Linux and cloud computing. Sustaining Engineering is a business critical team that continuously improves various open source software by resolving software defects reported by customers.

As an engineering manager in the Sustaining Engineering team, your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring that they are growing as engineers, making valuable contributions, and generally having a great experience hnical leadership and a solid background in software development are a must.

Responsibilities:

Manage and lead a distributed team of engineers

Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback and career development guidance to your team Manage & measure key performance indicators (KPIs), and training

Support timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and other technical solutions

Demonstrate the very best of Canonical in customer interactions

Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders

Advocate and advance modern software development practices

Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture

Collaborate with other teams in the organisation

Work from home with global travel up to 10% for internal and external events

Requirements:

Professional software delivery experience using C, C++, Go, Python, or similar

Knowledgeable and passionate about software development

Leadership experience displaying ability to organise and prioritise complex problem resolution and bug fixes

Experience with version control systems such as git

Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, crash or other

Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality

Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written

Experience with Linux, with a preference towards Ubuntu

Experience with Open Source and Open Source Business Models People management experience in a support organisation is a strong plus

What we offer:

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

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.
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