Engineering Manager, MAAS – Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the integral 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 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 more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Role Overview
We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS team. Our mission with MAAS (Metal as a Service) is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare‑metal infrastructure, putting a cloud‑style on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage. The MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service hyperscale provisioning technology and writing code in Python and Go across the entire stack. The role requires technical leadership, deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, storage, and data center networking.

Responsibilities

Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (we organize engineering teams by Americas, EMEA, etc.)

Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning

Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders

Being an advocate of, and advancing, modern software development practices





Participating in the engineering process through code and architectural review

Engaging with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners

Travelling to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science

Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university

Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages

Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)

Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and K8S

Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems

Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills

Experience with agile software development methodologies

Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members

Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice‑to‑have Skills

Typescript using modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue

Data Center infrastructure management and design

What We Offer





Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we have been working remotely since 2004!

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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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.

Job Details

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development

Location: Work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas

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