Engineering Manager, MAAS Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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 many sectors.

The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Engineering

Manager MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) is a solution that provides a cloud‑style on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage, enabling the best private bare‑metal infrastructure. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role.

You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop engineers, positively influence team and company culture, facilitate technical delivery, and guide strategy and execution. The MAAS team regularly interfaces with teams responsible for cloud‑init, LXD, and our public cloud offerings.

Location : This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas. Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (AMERICAS, EMEA, etc.) Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career planning Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management,



and external stakeholders Advocate of and advance modern software development practices Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open‑source community, and partners Travel to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills Experience with agile software development methodologies Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long Typescript using contemporary web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue Data Center infrastructure management and design Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year Annual holiday leave Maternity and paternity leave Employee Assistance Programme Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.

Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.

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