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 1,200+ colleagues in more than 80 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.

Engineering Manager – we are expanding 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. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go. Its components span the entire stack: from low‑level hardware detection and provisioning to the upper‑level management web interface, API and CLI.

Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge and develop engineers; positively influence team and company culture; facilitate technical delivery; guide strategy and execution; and collaborate across engineering. The MAAS team regularly interfaces with teams responsible for cloud‑init,



LXD and our public cloud offerings.

Location : This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

Role entails

Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (we organise 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

Advocating for 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

What we are looking for in you

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 Kubernetes





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 colleagues

Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we’ve 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

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.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology, Industries: Software Development

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