About the Job:
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in various sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1100 colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
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We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering team responsible for the essential components of Ubuntu, including system startup, compilers, language runtimes, toolchains, networking, and storage configuration and management. This is a fast-paced, highly technical role operating at the core of Linux server systems.
In this pivotal position, you will lead and inspire a team of engineers to elevate Ubuntu's capabilities. We seek someone with a deep understanding of Linux and Ubuntu, coupled with a passion for exceptional leadership. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and drive your team on strategy and execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow a team of distributed engineers.
- Demonstrate sound engineering principles through active and hands-on leadership.
- Plan, estimate, and execute projects efficiently.
- Collaborate with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu.
- Work with cross-functional leadership teams to drive software development advancements.
- Design, embrace, and advocate for great engineering and organizational practices.
- Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values.
- Engage with other teams at Canonical to ensure alignment on product architecture and roadmaps.
- Participate in company sprints, typically twice a year for 1-2 weeks.
What We Are Looking For:
- Extensive experience with Linux distributions and packaging technologies (e.g. deb, rpm).
- Proven experience managing or leading software engineering teams.
- High-quality software engineering knowledge in one or more areas: Linux system architecture, boot process, toolchains (Java/GCC/Python/Rust/Go), ARM, and/or RISC-V.
- Engagement with open source communities and processes.
Language Requirements: Not specified in the posted details.
What We Offer Colleagues:
- Competitive compensation shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews.
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
- Additional benefits, including:
- Distributed work environment.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Annual holiday leave.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
About Canonical:
Canonical is at the forefront of the global move to open source, publishing Ubuntu, a key open source project and platform for AI, IoT, and cloud computing. We value excellence and seek to recruit high-caliber individuals who will contribute to our mission of changing the software landscape. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workplace.
Canonical is proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.
Work Conditions:
- Full-time, Global remote with twice-yearly in-person sprints
Location:
- Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
