
Engineering Manager - Public Cloud, Python, Golang
Canonical Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Canonical Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 15 Mar 2025
Canonical Ubuntu is the most widely used OS for public cloud instances across every major public cloud. Our team builds, tests, and publishes the base Ubuntu images used by millions to ensure optimal performance and security in their cloud estate. We aim to deliver the very best public cloud VM experience and specialized images for specific purposes on each cloud.
In this role, you will need both technical and management skills to lead your team effectively and represent them in direct partner engagement. You will be responsible for the stability and functionality that our cloud users expect and will strive to automate the delivery of existing and new Ubuntu image products applied to various modern workloads.
As an engineering manager at Canonical, your primary responsibility is to support your team: ensuring they grow as engineers, do valuable work, and have a fulfilling experience at Canonical. Strong technical leadership and a solid software development background are essential for challenging and developing your team members. You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and collaborate with your team on strategy and execution.
You will work in Python and Golang, and you'll need to be fluent in the languages, architecture, and components your team is building with. Your responsibilities will include code reviews, architectural leadership, and the commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, and quality assurance.
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Canonical is a pioneering tech firm driving the global shift to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most significant open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and cloud computing, we are impacting the world daily. Canonical has been a remote-first company since 2004 and is committed to fostering a diverse workplace free from discrimination, ensuring fair consideration for all applicants.
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