Engineering Manager, MAAS

Engineering Manager – MAAS Team

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS team, responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service (MAAS) hyperscale provisioning technology. This role requires experience in high‑quality software development, high‑performance team leadership, and a deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage, and data center networking.

Location

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

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career planning.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Advocate modern software development practices and participate in code and architectural reviews.
• Engage with broader Canonical teams (cloud‑init, LXD, public cloud offerings), the open source community, and partners.
• Travel to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field.
• Exceptional academic record.
• 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 (networking, storage, containers, K8S).
• Strong technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
• Experience using agile software development methodologies.
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members.
• Result‑oriented and driven to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.

Nice‑to‑have Skills

• Experience with modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte, or Vue.
• Experience in data center infrastructure management and design.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• 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.
• Opportunities 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 that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects. We create open‑source solutions for AI, IoT, cloud, and data center technologies, and we recruit on a global basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination, celebrating diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds.