Engineering Manager - Ceph & Distributed Storage
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. We have 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
We are hiring an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. Our goal is to make Ceph easy to install, manage and use from large enterprise data centers to half-rack edge sites.
What you'll do
- You will lead a team building a Ceph focused software defined storage solution.
- You will build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers.
- You will develop your team through coaching, mentoring and feedback.
- You will demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team's goals.
- Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement.
- Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders.
- Advance modern, agile software development practices.
- Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values.
- Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation.
- Work from home with integral travel up to 20% for internal and external events.
Who you are
- You have a software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience.
- You have experience operating scale out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph.
- You love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
- You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it.
- You have an interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere.
- You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
- You have experience in leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers towards delivering timely, high quality software together.
- You have solid experience working in an agile development environment.
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, 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.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.
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