Engineering Manager, MAAS

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 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. 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.
We are hiring an Engineering Manager for the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. Our mission 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. We seek engineering managers with experience in high‑quality software development, high‑performance team leadership, and deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage and data center networking capabilities. The MAAS team delivers our Metal As A Service hyperscale provisioning technology. MAAS is written in Python and Go. Its components span the entire software stack, from low‑level hardware detection and provisioning to the upper‑level management web interface, API, and CLI.
The 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
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
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 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 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.
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