Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager (Backend SaaS)Join to apply for the Software Engineering Manager (Backend SaaS) role at CanonicalCanonical 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 ****+ 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.We are hiring an engineering manager to lead the reboot of our Landscape systems management solution for Ubuntu.Ubuntu is growing rapidly in the enterprise, with estates expanding from cloud, to bare-metal servers, to vSphere clusters, and of course desktops and devices.It is difficult to know where you stand on policy and compliance, patch management, or access control across a large estate.Ubuntu used to be under the radar in the enterprise, but it is now becoming an official platform for many companies.Those enterprises very much want a high-quality way to manage their Ubuntu estate.We started work on Landscape many years ago, and the current generation of the service reflects the choices of the day.We now have the opportunity to invest significantly in a team to bring a fresh new vision for large-scale Ubuntu estate management to the project.That doesn't make this a greenfield opportunity – we have a system that serves thousands of deployments – but we know we want to step back and give it a big new push, letting go of some things that are no longer so important, and embracing a range of new priorities.This role is the critical engineering leadership role for that mission.Today we use Python, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, HAProxy, and have a ReactJS front end.In other web services projects we use more Golang these days.Our next wave of Landscape engineering is an opportunity to raise the bar on SAAS and on-prem solution technologies, architectures, patterns and operations.Our goal is to make it easy for enterprises to own a few Landscape instances that serve their global estate, and to be able to apply policy and know intuitively where they stand – globally – in a very complex world of mixed Ubuntu versions, substrates and flavours.Engineering Management ExpectationsSpend time with the team to develop a shared visionWork closely with Product, Ops, and security stakeholders to turn vision into software engineering roadmapProduce an engineering roadmap with ambitious and achievable goalsGrow a team of engineers, and help them work well with one another and with external partnersMentor, coach, and provide feedback, driving both technical and people growthDeliver high quality code through code review and architectural leadershipEncourage a culture of healthy engineering practices, technical documentation, quality, and performance optimisationCelebrate a collaborative and inclusive culture in line with company valuesLead modern, agile software development practices and drive continuous improvementEngage with the open-source community, commercial partners, and other Canonical teamsWork from home with global travel 4–6 weeks per year for internal and external eventsValued Skills And ExperienceTrack record of mentoring, developing, and growing peopleKnowledgeable and passionate about software developmentFocused on success and the delivery of timely, high-quality softwareExperience in agile development methodologiesBachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM, or similar disciplineStrong background in Python or GolangEffective written and verbal communication skillsPractical experience with Linux system administrationBenefitsDistributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprintsPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation review and performance-driven bonusRecognition rewards and annual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveTeam Member Assistance Program and Wellness PlatformOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass 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.Canonical is an equal opportunity employerWe 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.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware DevelopmentReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Canonical by 2x#J-*****-Ljbffr