Engineering Manager

OverviewJoin to apply for theEngineering Manager - Python and K8srole atCanonical.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 ****+ 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.The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.We are hiring aEngineering Manager - Python and K8swho is passionate about building a world-class DevOps culture in corporate information systems.We aim to transform our IS team into an extension of the product engineering capability at Canonical.Internal workloads are often the same open source workloads our customers operate.This team will productise those workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes.As an engineering manager you'll lead a team in your local time zone, focused on the business workloads that keep Ubuntu, Canonical, and our services highly available globally.You will be responsible for sound software architecture and best practices in software quality, testing and documentation.Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are prerequisites.You will lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.ResponsibilitiesLead a team focused on productising business workloadsBuild and manage a regional team of engineersDevelop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedbackDemonstrate sound engineering by directly contributing toward your team's goalsSet reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvementSet and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholdersAdvance modern, agile software development practicesMaintain a culture of quality and engineering excellenceGrow 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 organisationWork from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external eventsQualificationsYou have experience in Docker and Kubernetes operationsYou have a software engineering background, with proven Python experienceYou have experience developing Python frameworks, and understand the importance of stable, consumable APIsYou love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possibleYou have an interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhereYou love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing itYou are knowledgeable and passionate about software developmentYou have experience working in an agile development environmentBenefitsDistributed 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; 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 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 levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware Development#J-*****-Ljbffr