Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, especially known for our platform, Ubuntu, which is widely adopted in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT sectors. As a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, the company boasts 1200+ colleagues in over 75 countries, primarily operating in remote roles.
We are seeking an Observability Engineering Manager to lead the development of distributed tracing or service mesh products within our Observability group. Engineering managers at Canonical are both technical leaders and effective team managers. They are expected to be coders who can review and lead both architecture and code while fostering a supportive team environment.
The Observability team is building an easy-to-deploy stack on Kubernetes, integrated with best-of-breed open source tools for metrics, logging, telemetry, alerting, tracing, and profiling. Your role will involve not just code reviews but ensuring your team is productive and fulfilled, cultivating a positive culture and facilitating technical delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a distributed team and oversee the observability portfolio
- Organize and lead team processes to achieve objectives
- Conduct one-on-one meetings with team members
- Measure team health indicators
- Interact with the open source community
- Represent Canonical at conferences
What We're Looking For:
- Strong academic background with professional software delivery experience
- Experience in open source software development
- Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events
- Experience with Linux (preferably Debian or Ubuntu)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Result-oriented with a commitment to meeting goals
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as an engineering manager with a record of building high-performance teams
- Professional experience in Python and knowledge of Go
- Openness to container technologies
- Understanding of observability and monitoring in software
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation reviewed annually
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Distributed work environment with in-person sprints
- Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing programs including Team Member Assistance Program
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workplace free from discrimination. We value a diversity of experiences and perspectives, ensuring fair consideration for all applications.
