Engineering Manager

OverviewEngineering Manager - App Stores at Canonical.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 many sectors.The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with ****+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.LocationThis role may be based remotely in the Americas, Europe, Middle East or Africa time zones.What your day will look likeLead a remote team of engineers in your time zoneDevelop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career developmentSet and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholdersBe an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisationWith your team, build clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open-source community and commercial partnersResponsibilities and leadership expectationsAs an Engineering Manager at Canonical, you must be technically strong, but your main responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage.You will develop and review code as a leader, but know that the best way to improve the product is to ensure that the whole team is focused, productive and unblocked.You are expected to help them grow as engineers, do meaningful work, do it outstandingly well, find professional and personal satisfaction, and work well with colleagues and the community.You will also be expected to be a positive influence on culture, facilitate technical delivery, and regularly reflect with your team on strategy and execution.You will collaborate closely with other Engineering Managers, product managers, and architects, producing an engineering roadmap with ambitious and achievable goals.What we are looking for in youGood experience in leading modern, agile software development practicesExperience in forming a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company valuesDemonstrative experience of being a role model for sound engineering principles and directly contributing toward your team's goalsWillingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal eventsYou love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing itYou are knowledgeable and passionate about software developmentYou are focused on success and the timely delivery of high-quality softwareYou value and nurture great team culture and spiritYou have experience and commitment to agile development methodologiesSoftware development experience in Python (experience in Golang in addition to that would be a big plus)Effective written and verbal communication skillsPractical experience with Linux system administrationWhat we offer youFully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since ****Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annumAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveParental leaveEmployee Assistance ProgrammeOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company eventsAbout CanonicalCanonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.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.We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in ****.Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.Equal opportunity employerCanonical is an equal opportunity employer.We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.DetailsSeniority level: Mid-Senior levelEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries: Software Development#J-*****-Ljbffr