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Posted Sep 19

Engineering Manager, Ubuntu Core

Lead the team building the smallest, most secure embedded Linux for IoT, automotive and aviation

Within a regionAnywhere in the Americas and EMEA, as long as you like

Open to home-based hires in the Americas and EMEA, with the team meeting in person a few times a year.

How long can you stay where you're going?
  • Twice-yearly team sprints
  • USD 2,000 learning budget
  • Annual bonus or commission

The role

Canonical is hiring an engineering manager to lead a distributed team building Ubuntu Core system software across ARM, RISC-V and X86. You'll set the roadmap, coach engineers and still contribute directly to delivery.

What you'll do

  • 1Build and lead a distributed team through hiring, coaching and career development
  • 2Plan the roadmap and prioritize requests from stakeholders
  • 3Contribute directly to your team's engineering goals
  • 4Set expectations with other engineering teams and senior management
  • 5Advance agile practices and take part in the leadership team

What they're looking for

Must-haves

  • Demonstrated competence in embedded software development
  • Strong Golang, C++ and Shell skills
  • Solid understanding of Linux; Debian or Ubuntu preferred
  • Track record of developing and growing people
  • Experience delivering software in an agile environment

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with an immutable Linux distribution, ideally Ubuntu Core
  • Experience with multiple CPU architectures such as ARM and RISC-V
  • Linux containerization and security experience

The company

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Canonical

Profitable open source firm in 75+ countries

Canonical publishes Ubuntu, the open source operating system used in cloud, AI and IoT. It's founder-led, profitable and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries.

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