The company is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems, known for our platform, Ubuntu. We support breakthroughs in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across various sectors. As a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, we operate with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries with very few office-based roles. Teams meet in person 2-4 times a year in unique locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.
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We aim to transform the world of software operations through next-generation infrastructure-as-code, which will enable efficient bare-metal operations for high-performance computing, private cloud, data lakes, AI/ML, and analytics.
The Solutions Engineering team collaborates closely with our managed infrastructure operations team, which operates private OpenStack clouds and Kubernetes clusters globally. We focus on Python development, creating open-source automation tools to simplify operations for users building on Ubuntu.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of remote Python engineers.
- Hire, coach, mentor, and provide hands-on career development.
- Contribute code and demonstrate sound engineering principles.
- Manage progress on agreed goals and projects.
- Set and manage expectations with engineering and operations teams.
- Collaborate with management, stakeholders, and customers.
- Advocate for agile software development practices.
- Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values.
- Collaborate with the leadership team and travel globally up to 10% for events.
Who You Are:
- Passionate about developing and growing people with a solid track record.
- Experienced and knowledgeable about agile software development.
- Enthusiastic about leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers, particularly Python engineers.
- Familiar with cloud computing concepts and technologies.
- Experienced in administering Linux servers, including storage and networking.
- Possess hands-on experience with software automation.
- Organized with a commitment to delivering high-quality software on time.
- A lifelong learner.
Bonus Points For:
- A university degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Understanding of modern infrastructure, including OpenStack and Kubernetes.
- Experience in operations as well as software development.
- Familiarity with the challenges of large-scale, multi-cloud operations.
- Expertise in Go programming language.
Work Conditions:
- Remote work environment with two in-person team sprints a year.
- Annual compensation review based on performance.
- Additional benefits including a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, performance-driven bonuses, annual leave, maternity and paternity leave, and a wellness platform.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in English is expected.
