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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 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 across sectors.
We operate with a global, distributed team of 1200+ colleagues in over 75 countries, with few office-based roles.
Teams meet a few times a year in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a team that collaborates with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and other cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure.
The team builds, tests, and publishes Ubuntu images used globally, ensuring performance and security.
The goal is to deliver the best public cloud VM experience and specialized images for specific purposes, enabling differentiation on each cloud while maintaining a consistent user experience.
As an engineering manager, you will bring technical and managerial skills to lead your team and engage directly with partners.
You will ensure the stability and functionality of our cloud offerings, automate image delivery, and support workloads from web servers to GPU-accelerated AI in servers, VMs, and containers.
Your primary responsibility is to support your team: fostering growth, ensuring valuable work, and maintaining a positive environment.
You will influence culture, facilitate technical delivery, and collaborate on strategy and execution.
Our tech stack includes Python and Golang.
Fluency in these languages, architecture, and components is expected.
Responsibilities include code reviews, architectural leadership, documentation, quality, performance optimization, fair management, and maintaining a high-performing team.
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About Canonical
Canonical pioneers open source, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud.
We recruit globally, uphold high standards, and promote excellence.
Most colleagues work remotely, and working here is a forward-thinking experience that challenges and develops your skills.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer, valuing diversity and inclusion.