Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering

Canonical UK Ltd

Home Based
Fully remote
Distributed team leadership
Open source software expertise
Linux and cloud computing
Canonical UK Ltd is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for their Sustaining Engineering team, focusing on improving open source software and providing support solutions. The role is globally remote, emphasizing a collaborative and balanced work environment while requiring strong technical leadership and people management skills

Job Summary

  • This position leads one of our regional teams and is one of several managers, who report directly to the global Director of Sustaining Engineering.
  • As an engineering manager in the Sustaining Engineering team, your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring that they are growing as engineers, making valuable contributions, and generally having a great experience at Canonical.
  • We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals.

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Canonical UK Ltd is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for their Sustaining Engineering team, focusing on improving open source software and providing support solutions. The role is globally remote, emphasizing a collaborative and balanced work environment while requiring strong technical leadership and people management skills.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Distributed team leadership
  • Open source software expertise
  • Linux and cloud computing
  • Customer bug resolution
  • Modern software development practices
  • Version control systems (git)

Nice-to-have

  • People management in support
  • Collaborative engineering culture
  • Customer interaction excellence

Key Requirements

  • Professional software delivery experience (C, C++, Go, Python)
  • Leadership experience
  • Experience with debugging tools (gdb, crash)
  • Commitment to testing and code quality
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Experience with Linux (Ubuntu preferred)
  • Experience with Open Source

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