Overview
Engineering Manager - Web role at Canonical. Remote in the EMEA region. 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 leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders across many sectors. The company is founder-led, profitable and growing. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.
The role entails working collaboratively with product managers and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable and delightful user experiences for Canonical products. As an Engineering Manager, your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring they grow as web engineers, do valuable work, and enjoy their time at Canonical. You will lead strong engineers, provide technical leadership, and have a solid background in web development to challenge and grow your team. You will influence culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.
Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.
Responsibilities
* Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing to your team\'s goals
* Estimate work, set goals, and meet them
* Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Web technologies or Flutter
* Debug and fix issues encountered by users
* Participate in engineering process through code and architectural reviews
* Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications
* Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
* Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
* Deploy and operate services developed by the team
* Contribute to the success of the product through technical advocacy
What we are looking for in you
* You are knowledgeable and passionate about web and software development
* You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
* An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
* Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
* Drive and a track record of delivering beyond expectations
* Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
* Professional manner in interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
* Experience designing and writing high-quality Web technologies
* Experience with and passion for TypeScript, React or Flutter
* Attention to accessibility and performance
* Professional written and spoken English
* Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
* Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
* Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
* Ability to travel twice a year for company events for up to two weeks each
Nice-to-have skills
* Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
* Experience building and maintaining a talented team
* REST API design, development and governance
* Performance engineering and security experience
What we offer
* Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
* Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
* Annual compensation review
* Recognition rewards
* Annual holiday leave
* Maternity and paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Priority Pass 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 its 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. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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