As an Engineering Manager at Canonical, you will be responsible for running an effective team while also possessing strong technical skills. Your main goal will be to develop the colleagues you manage and ensure the team is focused, productive, and unblocked. You will lead by example by reviewing code, mentoring engineers, and promoting a positive team culture. You are expected to help your team grow as engineers, do meaningful work, and find professional fulfillment. Collaborating closely with other Engineering Managers, product managers, and architects, you will produce an engineering roadmap with ambitious yet achievable goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a distributed team and its MLOps/Analytics portfolio
- Organize and lead team processes to achieve objectives
- Conduct one-on-one meetings and identify team health indicators
- Review code produced by engineers and mentor direct reports
- Represent Canonical at conferences
- Commit to healthy engineering practices, documentation, and performance optimization
Requirements:
- Professional experience in software delivery, especially in Python development
- Proven understanding of the machine learning space and MLOps solutions
- Excellent academic background, preferably from both high school and university
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Additional Skills (Preferred but Not Required):
- Experience with machine learning libraries and tools
- Proven track record in building automated machine learning solutions for the cloud
- Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and public clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Experience in the Linux and open-source software space
- Passion for software quality and testing
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation with an annual performance review and bonus
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave and Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Location:
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Work Conditions:
Remote, Full-time; Global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
About Canonical:
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm dedicated to the open-source movement and is the publisher of Ubuntu, a leading open-source project integral for AI, IoT, and cloud technologies. Operating as a remote-first company since 2004, Canonical values diversity and equal opportunity, striving to create a workplace free from discrimination.
