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Engineering Manager role to lead a Python/Kubernetes team, innovate IS and ops technology, driving Canonical's transition to a new open-source codebase; requires tech leadership and devops expertise.

Description

This is an Engineering Manager role, focused on a new generation of ops technology, to run a team that works in Python on Kubernetes.

Our mission is to reinvent the way people run software - on public clouds and in their own data centres. To achieve that we are building a new community around Python opscode for open source applications, running on Kubernetes. We want to move all of Canonical and Ubuntu IS onto this new, open source codebase.

This is a cutting-edge opportunity for a technical leader 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.

As an engineering manager you'll lead a team in your local time zone, focused on the business workloads that make Ubuntu, Canonical, and our various services highly available around the planet. You will be responsible for sound software architecture and best practices in software quality, testing and documentation.

What you'll do

1. Lead a team focused on productising business workloads
2. Build and manage a regional team of engineers
3. Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
4. Demonstrate sound engineering by directly contributing toward your team's goals
5. Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement
6. Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
7. Advance modern, agile software development practices
8. Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
9. Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
10. Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
11. Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events

Who you are

1. Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations
2. A software engineering background, with proven Python experience
3. Experience developing Python frameworks, and understand the importance of stable consumable APIs
4. Love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible
5. Interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
6. Passionate about developing and growing people with a track record of doing it
7. Knowledgeable and passionate about software development
8. Experience working in an agile development environment

About Canonical

Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world's best free software platform. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.

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.

Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang

Dubai, AE

Senior

Salary Range: To be discussed

Canonical seeks an engineering manager to lead, mentor, and ensure Ubuntu image delivery and optimization with cloud partners, focused on quality and team performance.

Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. 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.

We work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world-class cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our goal is to celebrate and enable their particular points of differentiation on their clouds, while also ensuring 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, VMs, 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 a manager, the commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality, and performance optimization are equally important technical responsibilities, as is the requirement for fair and clear management, and the obligation to ensure a high performing team.

1. Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones
2. Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
3. Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team's goals
4. Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
5. Lead modern, agile software development practices
6. Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
7. Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
8. Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing, and publication pipelines
9. Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
10. Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

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

1. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
2. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
3. Annual compensation review
4. Recognition rewards
5. Annual holiday leave
6. Maternity and paternity leave
7. Employee Assistance Programme
8. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
9. 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 on a daily basis. 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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its 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.

Interested?

Our client is a well-established international organization in the pharmaceutical sector. With a dedicated manufacturing site in Saudi Arabia, the company is committed to delivering high-quality products while driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of compliance.

• Lead and manage the engineering team, including maintenance, facility services, and utilities.
• Oversee daily operations to ensure equipment reliability and uninterrupted manufacturing.
• Plan and execute capital investment (CAPEX) projects and lead cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement strategies to enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Collaborate closely with production, quality, and HSE teams to ensure regulatory compliance and site performance.
• Supervise and hold contractors accountable for service quality and safety standards.
• Support the development of team capabilities and foster a culture of ownership and technical excellence.

• Background in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, preferably with pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Proven leadership skills managing and motivating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong technical knowledge across diverse manufacturing equipment.
• Hands-on approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ability to confidently challenge contractors and ensure high service standards.
• Excellent people management skills, fostering collaboration and accountability.

Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang

Posted 3 days ago

Location: Dubai, AE

Level: Senior

Salary Range: To be discussed

Summary

As an Engineering Manager at Canonical, you will lead teams, optimize Ubuntu for cloud, and ensure strong engineering practices. You will work with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and more.

Description

Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. 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. We work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and other world-class cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure.

As an engineering manager, you need to bring both technical and management skills to the leadership of your team. You will represent the team in direct partner engagement and be responsible for the stability and functionality that our cloud users 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, VMs, and containers.

Your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring 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 are essential. 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. The commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality, and performance optimization are equally important technical responsibilities.

What you'll do

1. Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones
2. Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
3. Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team's goals
4. Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
5. Lead modern, agile software development practices
6. Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
7. Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
8. Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing, and publication pipelines
9. Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
10. Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

Who you are

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

What we offer you

1. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
2. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
3. Annual compensation review
4. Recognition rewards
5. Annual holiday leave
6. Maternity and paternity leave
7. Employee Assistance Programme
8. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
9. Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

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 on a daily basis. 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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.

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.

Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang

Dubai, AE

Senior

Salary Range: To be discussed

Canonical seeks a Engineering Manager to lead teams, ensure performance, and innovate Ubuntu cloud solutions. Must excel in Python/Golang and agile methodologies.

Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. 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. We work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and other world-class cloud partners to optimise Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our goal is to celebrate and enable their particular points of differentiation on their clouds, while also ensuring 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, VMs, 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 a 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.

1. Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones
2. Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
3. Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team's goals
4. Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
5. Lead modern, agile software development practices
6. Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
7. Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
8. Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing, and publication pipelines
9. Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
10. Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

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

1. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
2. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
3. Annual compensation review
4. Recognition rewards
5. Annual holiday leave
6. Maternity and paternity leave
7. Employee Assistance Programme
8. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
9. 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 on a daily basis. 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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its 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.

Interested?

Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang

Posted 2 days ago

Dubai, AE

Senior

Salary Range: To be discussed

Full Job Description

Summary

Canonical seeks an engineering manager for Ubuntu cloud images, requiring skills in tech leadership, Python/Golang, and team management with a focus on agile practices and collaboration.

Description

Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. 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.

We work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world-class cloud partners to optimise Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our goal is to celebrate and enable their particular points of differentiation on their clouds, while also ensuring 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, VMs, 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.

What you'll do

1. Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones
2. Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
3. Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team's goals
4. Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
5. Lead modern, agile software development practices
6. Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
7. Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
8. Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines
9. Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
10. Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

Who you are

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

What we offer you

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 recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. 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.

1. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
2. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
3. Annual compensation review
4. Recognition rewards
5. Annual holiday leave
6. Maternity and paternity leave
7. Employee Assistance Programme
8. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
9. Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

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 on a daily basis. 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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its 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.

Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang

Posted 2 days ago

Location: Dubai, AE

Level: Senior

Salary Range: To be discussed

Summary

Canonical seeks an engineering manager to lead teams, optimize Ubuntu for cloud partners, and ensure high software quality using Python and Golang.

Description

Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. 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. We work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and other world-class cloud partners to optimise Ubuntu for their infrastructure.

As an engineering manager, you will bring both technical and management skills to the leadership of your team. You will represent the team in direct partner engagement and be responsible for the stability and functionality that our cloud users 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, VMs, and containers.

Your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring that they are growing as engineers, doing valuable work, and having a great time at Canonical. As a lead for strong engineers, technical leadership and a solid background in software development is essential. 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. Commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality, and performance optimisation are equally important as is the obligation to ensure a high performing team.

What you'll do
• 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

Who you are
• 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

What we offer you
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical
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 on a daily basis. 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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its 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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Engineering Manager Role
This is an Engineering Manager role, focused on a new generation of ops technology, to run a team that works in Python on Kubernetes. Our mission is to reinvent the way people run software - on public clouds and in their own data centres. To achieve that we are building a new community around Python opscode for open source applications, running on Kubernetes.

As an engineering manager, you'll lead a team in your local time zone, focused on the business workloads that make Ubuntu, Canonical, and our various services highly available around the planet. You will be responsible for sound software architecture and best practices in software quality, testing, and documentation. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are prerequisites for this role.

What you'll do

1. Lead a team focused on productising business workloads.
2. Build and manage a regional team of engineers.
3. Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
4. Demonstrate sound engineering by directly contributing toward your team's goals.
5. Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement.
6. Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders.
7. Advance modern, agile software development practices.
8. Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
9. Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values.
10. Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization.
11. Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events.

Who you are

1. Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations.
2. Software engineering background, with proven Python experience.
3. Experience developing Python frameworks, and understand the importance of stable consumable APIs.
4. Interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere.
5. Track record of developing and growing people.
6. Knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
7. Experience working in an agile development environment.

About Canonical
Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world's best free software platform. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu.
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.

Dubai, AE

Senior

Salary Range: To be discussed

Summary

Join Canonical as an engineering manager to lead teams, optimize Ubuntu cloud images, and enhance engineering culture. Must have Python or Golang experience.

Description

Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. 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. We work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world-class cloud partners to optimise Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our goal is to celebrate and enable their particular points of differentiation on their clouds, while also ensuring 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, VMs, 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 a 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.

What you'll do
- 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

Who you are
- 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

What we offer you
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 recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. 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
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical
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 on a daily basis. 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.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its 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.

Interested?