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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 very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1100+ 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.
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We are hiring a Engineering Manager for Sustaining Engineering passionate about open source software, Linux and cloud computing. Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, the growing international software company behind Ubuntu.
Sustaining Engineering is a business critical team that continuously improves various open source software by resolving software defects reported by customers. Software stack includes everything from the kernel all the way up to the user space applications and IaaS platforms. This position leads one of our regional teams and is one of several managers, who report directly to the global Director of Sustaining Engineering.
Our customers build large-scale mission critical infrastructure and application solutions on Ubuntu and open source from Canonical. While not actively developing products, Sustaining Engineering, as part of Support Engineering, solves problems for the customer and for the benefit of the wider Open Source community. This team is well staffed with experts in every time zone and, while the work can be challenging sometimes, the team is resourced to ensure a good work-life balance and ongoing development of each team member.
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 at Canonical. Technical leadership and a solid background in software development are a must, so that you are able to help your team members grow professionally. You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.
Location: This is a globally remote role, unless specified otherwise.
The role entails

• 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 to address business needs in a variety of technology fields, including but not limited to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Juju & MAAS
• 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 in line with the company value
• Collaborate with other teams in the organisation
• Work from home with global travel up to 10% for internal and external events
  

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

• 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
  

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
• IndustriesSoftware Development

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Join to apply for the Engineering Manager - Solutions 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 widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 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.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. We aim to transform the world of software operations by enabling true model-driven operations via next-generation infrastructure-as-code, to run efficient bare-metal operations for high-performance computing, private cloud, data lakes, AI/ML, and analytics. We are looking for someone who can lead and inspire a regional software engineering team to fulfill this initiative.

The Solutions Engineering team works in close collaboration with our managed infrastructure operations team, which runs many private OpenStack clouds and Kubernetes clusters for customers worldwide. This enables us to improve our infra-as-code products based on real user experience. We work in Python, creating open-source automation capabilities that simplify operations for anyone building on Ubuntu.

Most of the team's work involves pure Python software development focused on enabling true DevOps workflows. We strive for high quality in design, documentation, tests, and performance as we enhance operations code packages and Ubuntu itself to ensure the platform is easy to use, robust, and high performing for driving infrastructure.

As an Engineering Manager, your primary responsibility is to the people you lead and support: ensuring they are growing as engineers, doing valuable work, and finding satisfaction in their career at Canonical. You will display technical leadership by leveraging a solid background in software development to challenge and grow your team members. You will influence culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on direction and execution.

• Lead and develop a team of Python engineers working remotely in global locations
• Hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing code yourself
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering and operations teams
• Coordinate with management and internal and external stakeholders or customers
• Advocate for modern, agile software development practices
• Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
• Travel globally up to 10% of time for internal and external events

• You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about agile software development
• You love leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers—especially Python ones
• You are knowledgeable in cloud computing concepts and technologies
• You are comfortable administrating Linux servers, including their storage and networking
• You have hands-on experience with software automation
• You are organized and want your team to deliver high-quality software in a timely manner
• You are a lifelong learner

• You have graduated with a university degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field
• Having a thorough understanding of modern infrastructure, including OpenStack or Kubernetes
• Having experience in operations as well as software development
• Being familiar with the challenges of large-scale, multi-cloud operations
• Go expertise

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company behind Ubuntu, we publish one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues work from home, and working here is a step into the future that challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn new skills.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We 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.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

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At Julphar, we are on a journey of culture transformation & our mission is to provide a better quality of life for the entire family by delivering best in class solutions and real value with compassion and professionalism.

Our core values: Respect, Collaboration, innovation, Integrity and Compassion - Combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to make a positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve, enable Talents , create a healthy work environment, and accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees.

Detailed Job Description

• Support CTO towards the implementation of the Engineering expertise to achieve overall strategic and operational plans.
• Lead the Engineering operations activities including - Projects, Engineering, Calibration and facility management.
• Lead the development and implementation of new technologies, methodologies and systems to drive innovation thru Engineering in products manufacturing
• Responsible for Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), commissioning, Installation Qualification & Operational Qualification (IQ/OQ), of GMP facilities and equipment.
• Establish and develop a comprehensive Maintenance & Operation management system that ensure the correct functioning of Production equipment & Engineering utilities and complying with GMP guidelines
• Ensure effective communication and project plan alignment between business stakeholders, users, Facilities Operations, maintenance, site services, securities, IT, Procurement, Finance, Legal, HR, and all departments regarding all facilities operation's issues
• Establish and Develop Engineering reporting system that facilitates easy analysis and interpretation of all engineering equipment data and appropriate actions taken to mitigate risks.
• Ensure readiness of all relevant Engineering documents for any regularity audits.
• Responsible for maximizing the Equipment uptime.
• Ensure Safety norms as per EHS policy of the site.
• Direct the planning, allocation of resources (physical and human) and oversee the implementation of appropriate process controls and instructions to ensure that all plant production and engineering work is carried out in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Ensure the application of and adherence to a robust quality management system in engineering functions.
• Direct Engineering operational enhancement activities to improve the overall plant Engineering and maintenance operations.
• Procurement of engineering items and capital equipment and oversee new projects design, planning and execution.
• Develop and execute the engineering department's strategic plan in alignment with the overall company's goals and objectives, ensuring that engineering efforts are directed towards achieving business results and driving innovation.
• Provide visionary leadership and guidance to the engineering team, setting clear expectations, motivating and inspiring team members, and fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Drive engineering excellence by establishing and maintaining best practices, standards, and processes for engineering functions, ensuring that outcome solutions meet or exceed customer requirements and industry standards.
• Direct the development and oversee the implementation of Engineering Management System so that all relevant procedural/regulatory requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost- effective product.
• Develop the KPls for Engineering departments, ensuring alignment with core strategies of the organization and its transformation journey.
• Ensure the effective achievement of functional objectives of the Engineering function - setting divisional & individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff, providing formal and informal feedback and appraisal - in order to ensure that the highest level of performance is achieved.
• Provide professional advice, guidance and support to all levels of the task in the Engineering Functions and ensure continuous improvement so that the Operational Capability of the business is optimized.
• Define an optimum organization structure for the function, so that resources are optimally utilized and communications can be executed in an efficient manner.
• Identify, recruit, develop and retain qualified professionals to provide technical engineering support to the site.
• Ensure that the required initial and continuing training of the department personnel is carried out and adapted according to the needs of the Organization in coordination with HR and training.
• Support the Management team in driving turn around & growth, with a perspective doing things better first time and always.
  
  

• Dynamic leader with strong aptitude, master of technical knowledge and very strong adherence to Compliance and having critical thinking ability.
• High in people management & leadership skills.
• Result oriented with strong sense of accountability & ownership
• Solution centric mind to understand issues and solve them within a stipulated time frame, should possess decision making skill for smooth functioning.
• Analytical mind with ability to think diversely and understand the big picture of the Organization and its core strategies to transform the operational landscape of Julphar.
• Excellent Business Acumen and strategic Planning skills for diversified Project Management experience coupled with strong influencing skilled emotional intelligence.
• Strong Communication, interpersonal skills
• Service Orientation and process improvement skills
• Self-start with the ability to build and maintain successful relationship with key suppliers, contractors and business partners.
• Demonstrated experience in providing critical input to senior and corporate management.
  
  

• Post Graduate degree in Engineering or any related scientific discipline.
• 15 years of experience in Pharmaceutical industries in Equipment Maintenance, Facilities Maintenance, Utility systems (Water, HVAC,Electricity) Operation & Maintenance management systems with minimum 5 years in a similar leadership role.
• Proven track record of establishing and managing Green field and Brown field pharma projects
• Expertise in GMP regulations and requirements for manufacturing-facility utilities that includes understanding of cGMP & Quality compliance
• Experience in the Equipment Installation & Operation Qualifications as well as Plant commissioning, qualification and validation requirements
• Experience in managing OPEX & CAPEX budgets and ensuring projects stay within budget and timeline.
• Ability to multi-task and manage complexity with multiple projects and contacts efficiently.
  
  

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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 very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 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.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead one of our teams that work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world-class cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our team builds, tests, and publishes the base Ubuntu images used by millions to ensure optimal performance and security in their cloud estate. We aim to deliver the very best public cloud VM experience, as well as specialized images for specific purposes on each cloud. Our goal is to celebrate and enable their particular points of differentiation on their clouds, while also ensure a common operating experience for their users.

As an engineering manager you need to bring both technical and management skills to the leadership of your team. You will also need to represent the team in direct partner engagement. You'll be responsible for the stability and functionality that our cloud users have come to expect. You will strive to automate the delivery of existing and new Ubuntu image products applied to all modern workloads from web servers to GPU-aided AI for servers, VM's and containers.

As an engineering manager at Canonical your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring that they are growing as engineers, doing valuable work, and generally having a great time at Canonical. As a lead for strong engineers, technical leadership and a solid background in software development is a must, so that you're able to challenge and grow your team members. You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

We work in Python and Golang, and expect engineering managers to be fluent in the language, architecture and components that their team is building with. Code reviews and architectural leadership are part of the job. As manager, the commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality and performance optimisation are equally important technical responsibilities, as is the requirement for fair and clear management, and the obligation to ensure a high performing team.

The role entails

• Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team's goals
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Lead modern, agile software development practices
• Ensure 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
• Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines
• Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
• Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events
  
  

• You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software
• You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Software development experience in Python or Golang
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Practical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS
  
  

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries Software Development

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Join to apply for the Engineering Manager - Python and K8s 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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 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. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Engineering Manager - Python and K8s who is passionate about building a world-class DevOps culture in corporate information systems. We are confident that we can dramatically improve the experience of running complex business operations – and then we can help our customers embrace those new techniques and products. Traditionally, IS is an inward-facing operation. We would like to transform our IS team into an extension of the product engineering capability at Canonical. Our internal workloads are in many cases the same open source workloads that our customers want to operate. This team will productise those workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes.

• You'll lead a team focused on productising business workloads
• You will build and manage a regional team of engineers
• You'll develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
• You will demonstrate sound engineering 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 experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations
• You have a software engineering background, with proven Python experience
• You have experience developing Python frameworks, and understand the importance of stable consumable APIs
• You love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible
• You have an interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You have experience working in an agile development environment

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global 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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

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.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Software Development

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As the most widely used Linux distribution, Ubuntu underpins the security of the entire internet. The role of Security Engineering Manager directly impacts the safety and security of millions of users worldwide. Join a team of security experts dedicated to protecting the open-source ecosystem and driving innovation. Your leadership will be instrumental in addressing emerging threats, developing robust security measures, and ensuring the continued integrity of Ubuntu. This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference and leave a lasting legacy on the digital landscape. The security engineering team's first responsibility is to respond to emerging threats and aim to secure the open source ecosystem for community and enterprise use. Your work will improve the security of millions of people, by addressing potential CVEs and vulnerabilities alongside the lifecycle of Canonical products such as Ubuntu. You will engage directly with our community and customers, as well as coordinating efforts across multiple engineering teams and projects to make this happen.

An Engineering Manager is responsible for line management and career guidance. The ability to develop engineering talent, to represent your team and product from a technical perspective, and to drive collaboration with other teams and customers are all critical to success in this role.

What you will do in this role

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior
• Provide technical guidance on vulnerability remediation
• Drive the development of new security engineering projects
• Work with upstream open source projects on vulnerability lifecycle handling
• Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Implement disciplined engineering processes
• Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
• Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
• Be an active part of the security engineering leadership team, collaborating with other leaders
  
  

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive, and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• A love of developing and growing people and a track record of it
• Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high quality results
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Solid background in software development, including expertise in support and maintenance
• Mastery in any programming language (Go, Java, C, Python, .)
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software and application security
• Solid experience working in an agile development environment
• A demonstrated drive for continual learning
• Builds trust, relationships and confidence
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each
  
  

• Strong technical understanding of the inner-workings of Linux distributions (ideally Ubuntu or Debian)
  
  

• 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
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries Software Development

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Join to apply for the Engineering Manager - Build and Release Infrastructure 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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 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.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to shape the Future of Open-Source Development with Launchpad. Are you an experienced engineering leader passionate about open-source software, Linux, and web services? Join the Launchpad team at Canonical and help drive the evolution of a critical development platform used by some of the world's most influential open-source projects, including Ubuntu.

Launchpad is a powerful platform that enables collaboration across the open-source ecosystem. From code hosting and review to bug tracking, package building, and translations, it provides essential infrastructure that empowers developers worldwide. As an engineering manager, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the team, fostering technical excellence, and shaping the strategic direction of Launchpad's continued success.

At Canonical, engineering managers are first and foremost servant leaders, focused on enabling their teams to do their best work. Your leadership will ensure a thriving engineering culture where innovation, collaboration, and growth flourish. You will inspire and mentor a team of talented engineers, helping them develop their skills and achieve career growth. You will shape technical direction, influencing strategic decisions and ensuring the successful execution of initiatives. Collaboration will be at the heart of your role, working closely with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that support open-source communities.

Canonical offers a unique opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in technology in a globally distributed, high-impact environment. Build a meaningful career at the forefront of open-source innovation while leading a team dedicated to advancing tools that empower developers worldwide.

If you're ready to lead and make a lasting impact on open-source development, we'd love to hear from you

Location: This is a remote role based in the EMEA region. Candidates will be expected to be located within this region.

• Growing a high-performing engineering team in your region, fostering an environment of collaboration and technical excellence.
• Coaching, mentoring, and providing hands-on career development opportunities, ensuring engineers achieve their full potential.
• Applying sound engineering principles to solve complex challenges and directly contribute to your team's technical goals.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across teams, management, and external partners, driving alignment and shared success.
• Spearheading the continuous development of Launchpad—the backbone for world-class software like Ubuntu.
• Leading the ongoing development of Launchpad, the infrastructure on which great software like Ubuntu is built.
• Advocating and advancing modern, agile software development practices and helping develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices.
• Cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work environment that aligns with company values.
• Working closely with the broader leadership team to shape the direction of engineering efforts.
• Enjoying the autonomy of working from home while engaging with global teams, including up to 6 weeks per year of international travel for key events.

• You have experience driving the success of a distributed team, ensuring seamless feature delivery and robust production services at scale.
• You love to inspire, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth and have an outstanding track record of doing so.
• You have a deep technical expertise and passion to fuel innovation, enabling your team to solve complex challenges with confidence.
• You have led teams to build and ship high-quality software, pushing the boundaries of scalability and reliability.
• You have experience designing and evolving distributed systems that power mission-critical applications and future-proof infrastructure.
• You are capable of articulating ideas effectively, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders with clear, persuasive communication.
• You have a track record of driving agile methodologies, fostering adaptability, collaboration, and efficiency in a fast-moving environment.

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global 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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

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.

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• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Software Development

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About Quidax

Quidax is where money meets limitless possibilities. We're making it super easy for individuals, businesses, and fintechs in Africa to access crypto. Our goal? Providing real value for our customers today while shaping the future of money.

About the Role

We're on the lookout for an Engineering Manager who's hungry to lead the tech team behind our Fiat and Crypto products — the literal core of Quidax. This role is perfect for someone who knows how to ship great products fast, lead a team of brilliant engineers, and design systems that scale like magic. You'll be owning a high-impact area that affects millions of dollars in value exchange and is key to our Q4 growth goals.

What You'll Be Owning

Drive Team Performance & Delivery

In your first 90 days : assess the current team, structure, and delivery processes; align product and engineering to ship reliably and fast

By Q1 2026 : Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs.

Platform & Infrastructure Evolution

First 30 days : Work with technical leads to conduct a full-stack audit of our Fiat and Crypto platforms — think architecture, observability, and scalability

By month 6 : Collaborate with technical leads to implement a 12-month roadmap for evolving our core systems, reducing tech debt, and supporting 10x growth

Build & Grow a Rockstar Team

Be a thoughtful technical voice and support your team in making diligent architectural decisions.

Own Quality, Reliability & Experimentation

By Q1 2026 : ship 3+ experiments tied to improving exchange experience — track usage, improve UX, and iterate

Biggest Challenges You'll Tackle

Here's what will keep you up at night, it's very exciting but you will want to get it solved like yesterday

Keeping up with the speed of product and market shifts while ensuring system stability

Building a truly multi-currency infrastructure that works across borders and bank partners

Juggling regulation, risk, and security while staying customer-first

Up-levelling an already smart team without micromanaging

What We're Looking For

You're a builder, a coach, and a systems thinker. You've seen scale and have battle scars to prove it. You know how to ship, lead, and grow.

You have at least 7 years of experience in software engineering.

You have at least 2 years of engineering management experience.

Yo u possess a strong understanding of what constitutes high-quality code and effective software engineering processes, creating an environment that fosters these principles.

You have an execution-focused mindset, capable of navigating through ambiguity and delivering results.

You have an ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with short-term planning.

You can be hands-on when needed – whether that's writing / reviewing code or technical documents, participating in on-call rotations and leading incidents, or triaging / troubleshooting bugs.

You know how to hire, coach, and level up engineers

Nice-to-haves :

You've led backend-heavy engineering teams in fintech or crypto

You're fluent in Java or Kotlin (bonus if you've touched Go)

You've built payment / crypto systems and know what great infra looks like

Crypto or Web3 experience (custody, swaps, DeFi, etc.)

Reporting Line

You'll report to the Director of Engineering and collaborate regularly with DevOps, Product, Fiat Ops, and Compliance. You'll have decision-making power over your engineering pod's roadmap, team structure, and system design choices.

Why Quidax

At Quidax, we're building the future of finance in Africa through crypto. You'll have the freedom to innovate, the space to lead, and the backing to build something that truly scales. If you're ready to build an engineering org that delivers excellence at scale—let's talk.

What's In It For You

When you join Quidax, you're not just taking a job — you're jumping into a community that's bold, remote-first, and building for the future. Here's what you get :

Fair Pay + Ownership

Competitive salary based on your skills and experience; annual merit-based reviews to keep your growth visible and rewarded

Growth That's Real

Annual performance reviews + clear promotion cycles; recognition for great work — from shoutouts to milestone rewards

Personal development fund (courses, books, conferences); study leave so you can keep learning

Work That Works For You

Fully remote forever + flexible working hours

Time Off That Respects Life

Unlimited paid time off + Nigerian national holidays

Parental, sick, compassionate, and life event leave — we show up for you

Connection That Feels Real

Quarterly remote team hangouts + annual offsite; interest-based communities (SIGs)

Regular engagement surveys — your voice matters

Health & life coverage in select locations

TL;DR :

You'll do meaningful work, grow fast, and have the flexibility to live your best life — all while building something big with people who care.

Let's build the future of finance together

How to apply :

We love seeing applications that speak directly to us. It's easy for your application to get lost in a sea of generic ones, especially when we're sorting through dozens of them. So, make yours stand out Show us your personality, your passion, and why you're the perfect fit. We appreciate the effort it takes to create something thoughtful and unique.

If you make it through to the next stage, you'll likely get a pre-interview questionnaire. Think of it as a chance to show us how you'd approach the challenges we face here at Quidax. Imagine you're already part of the team and walk us through your thought process as you tackle the problems we throw your way.

What our hiring process looks like

It's a four-step process

1. First Connect (with the Recruiter) - 30 mins

Let's talk about your experience, your story, and how you might fit at Quidax.

2. Skills Assessment

Work through a practical scenario; show us your process.

3. Technical Interview - 60 - 90 mins

Show us how you solve problems, live with the team.

4. Culture Chat - 45 - 60 mins

Get to know Quidax culture and the people you'll work with.

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