Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure

LXD components span the entire software stack from low-level kernel features to the upper level management API/CLI. Our most effective engineers are fluent in all these layers, and able to anticipate the consequences of design and engineering choices elsewhere in a complex distributed system. As an engineering manager at Canonical you must have a solid technical background, but your responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage. You are expected to help them grow as engineers, do important work, do it outstandingly well, find professional and personal satisfaction, and work well with colleagues and the community. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution. The successful candidate will have experience leading successful, collaborative engineering teams, and demonstrate the ability to solve challenging distributed systems problems and deep knowledge of Linux. Location: This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas. What you will focus on • Lead a team of remote engineers • Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development • Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders • Advocate and advance modern software development practices • Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review • Engage with teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners • Work from home with global travel for 4 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events What we are looking for in you • You understand modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and K8s • You love developing and growing people and have a strong track record of doing it • You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software • You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree • You have strong written and verbal technical communication skills • You have experience programming in C and/or Go.