Canonical is seeking an experienced engineering manager to build high-performing Go and Python services and secure identity and access management solutions that will be used across all company products. From Ubuntu One SSO to Juju, LXD, and MAAS, your team will define the way Canonical users, clients, and community members access their favorite open source applications.
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This role is ideal for a software engineering manager with a passion for distributed systems operations, looking to transform the future of identity management at Canonical. Experience in the identity and access management (IAM) field is desirable but not required. You will collaborate with upstream open source projects and internal teams to deliver high-quality software that can be deployed on bare metal, public cloud, and Kubernetes.
As the identity team engineering manager, you will leverage your significant software development experience, Kubernetes knowledge, and keen eye for software design, performance, and security. Responsibilities include defining the technical vision with product management, managing the team backlog, reviewing code, and coaching team members. You will actively participate in all aspects of the software development process, including designing software, writing code and tests, providing code reviews, writing documentation, and troubleshooting issues.
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work with industry-leading teams at Canonical, ensuring your work is supported by robust data stores and highly observable through our Kubernetes-based Observability stack. You will engage with broader open source communities through events, webinars, and conferences.
Who You Are:
- Proven experience hiring and leading a high-performance software engineering team
- Experience with Go and Python software development
- Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems
- Experience working with container technology and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of software/infrastructure security and performance
- Experience designing and/or operating large-scale distributed systems
- Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and standards is desirable but not essential
Work Conditions:
- Full-time position
- Remote work environment
Canonical is committed to creating a workplace free from discrimination, valuing diversity of experience, perspectives, and background to create a better work environment and better products.
Language Requirements: Not specified.
