Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang

Canonical Ltd.
Barcelona, Spain
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Azure Ubuntu (Operating System) Cloud Computing Code Review Web Servers Python (Programming Language) Open Source Technology Performance Tuning Software Engineering Google Cloud
+3 more
Information Technology Free and Open-Source Software Golang

Job description

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 **+ 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.A continuación, encontrará un desglose completo de todo lo que se requiere de los posibles candidatos, así como la forma de presentar su candidatura.¡Mucha suerte!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 specialised images for specific purposes on each cloud.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.The role entailsBuild and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezonesDevelop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands?on career developmentDemonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team’s goalsSet and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholdersLead modern, agile software development practicesEnsure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company valuesBe an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisationBuild automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelinesEngage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partnersWork from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external eventsWhat we are looking for in youYou love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing itYou are knowledgeable and passionate about software developmentYou are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality softwareYou have experience and commitment to agile development methodologiesYou have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degreeSoftware development experience in Python or GolangEffective written and verbal communication skillsPractical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWSWhat we offer colleaguesDistributed work environment with twice?yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveTeam Member Assistance Program & Wellness PlatformOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass and travel upgrades for long?haul company eventsAbout CanonicalCanonical 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 **.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 employerWe are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products.xqbhyrx Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.#J-*****-Ljbffr

Requirements

open source community and commercial partnersWork from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external eventsWhat we are looking for in youYou love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing itYou are knowledgeable and passionate about software developmentYou are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality softwareYou have experience and commitment to agile development methodologiesYou have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degreeSoftware development experience in Python or GolangEffective written and verbal communication skillsPractical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWSWhat we offer colleaguesDistributed work environment with twice?yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveTeam Member Assistance Program &

About the company

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 **+ 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.A continuación, encontrará un desglose completo de todo lo que se requiere de los posibles candidatos, así como la forma de presentar su candidatura. ¡Mucha suerte!, Wellness PlatformOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass and travel upgrades for long?haul company eventsAbout CanonicalCanonical 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 **. 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 employerWe are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. xqbhyrx Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. #J-*****-Ljbffr

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