Engineering Manager, MAAS

Information Technology, 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. Canonical’s customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1,200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles.

Location : This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

Engineering Manager – MAAS Team

We are hiring an Engineering Manager as we expand the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. MAAS is a high‑performance software stack written in Python and Go that builds and runs private bare‑metal infrastructure. As Engineering Manager, you will lead, challenge, and develop engineers, positively influence team and company culture, facilitate technical delivery, and guide strategy and execution. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams such as cloud‑init, LXD, and our public cloud offerings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices.
• Participate in engineering processes 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 4–6 weeks per year.

Qualifications

Nice‑to‑have skills

What we offer

About Canonical

Canonical 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since 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.

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.

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