Engineering Manager

OverviewJoin to apply for the Engineering Manager - App Stores role at Canonical.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. 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 1200+ 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.Location: This role may be based remotely in the Americas, Europe, Middle East or Africa time zones. What your day will look like Lead a remote team of engineers in your time zone Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation With your team, build clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang) Engage with many other teams at Canonical, open-source community and commercial partners Responsibilities Run an effective engineering team, focusing on alignment, productivity, and removing blockers Code review and architectural leadership as part of delivering high-quality software Develop and review code as a leader while growing engineers and ensuring meaningful work Collaborate with Engineering Managers, product managers, and architects to produce an engineering roadmap Support a highly scalable SaaS product and contribute to security and reliability as part of the team What we are looking for in you Good experience in leading modern, agile software development practices Experience in forming a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with company values Demonstrated leadership in engineering principles and achieving team goals Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events Motivation to mentor, develop and grow people with a track record of doing so Knowledgeable and passionate about software development Focus on successful, timely delivery of high-quality software Value and nurture great team culture and spirit Experience with agile development methodologies Software development experience in Python (Golang experience is a plus) Effective written and verbal communication skills Practical experience with Linux system administration What we offer you Fully remote working environment - we\'ve been working remotely since 2004 Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum Annual compensation review Recognition rewards Annual holiday leave Parental leave Employee Assistance Programme Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events 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. We expect excellence; to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 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. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr