Engineering Manager - Solutions Engineering

Remote
Canonical Tucson, AZ
Full Time Manager Level

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About This Role

Lead and inspire a regional software engineering team to transform software operations, focusing on model-driven operations via next-generation infrastructure-as-code. Improve infra-as-code products based on real-world experience, developing open-source automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Python engineers working remotely in global locations
  • Perform hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development for the team
  • Display sound engineering principles by directly contributing code
  • Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
  • Set and manage expectations with other engineering and operations teams
  • Coordinate with management and internal and external stakeholders or customers
  • Advocate for modern, agile software development practices
  • Help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
  • Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
  • Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
  • Travel globally up to 10% of time for internal and external events

Requirements

  • Love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
  • Knowledgeable and passionate about agile software development
  • Love leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers, especially Python ones
  • Knowledgeable in cloud computing concepts & technologies
  • Comfortable administrating Linux servers, including their storage and networking
  • Hands-on experience with software automation
  • Organized and want your team to deliver high-quality software in a timely manner
  • Lifelong learner

Qualifications

  • University degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field (bonus point)

Nice to Have

  • Thorough understanding of modern infrastructure, including OpenStack or Kubernetes
  • Experience in operations as well as software development
  • Familiarity with the challenges of large-scale, multi-cloud operations
  • Go expertise

Skills

Python * Kubernetes * DevOps * Agile * Go * Cloud Computing * Linux * OpenStack *

* Required skills

Benefits

Maternity Leave
Annual holiday leave
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Paternity Leave
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Team member assistance program
Wellness Platform
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

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