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Observability Engineering Manager
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Canonical.
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the general 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. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world.
The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing.
We are hiring an Observability Engineering Manager who will lead the development of distributed tracing or service mesh products as part of our Observability group.
Engineering managers at Canonical are always coders able to review and lead both architecture and code, and are comfortable setting expectations and holding colleagues accountable.
We are building an observability stack that is easy to deploy and operate on Kubernetes, integrating metrics, logging, telemetry, alerting, tracing and profiling. Our Kubernetes operators are opinionated, resilient and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box.
Responsibilities
Manage a distributed team of engineers and its observability portfolio
Organize and lead the team's processes to achieve objectives
Conduct one‑on‑one meetings with team members
Identify and measure team health indicators
Interact with a vibrant community
Review code produced by other engineers
Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its Observability Stack
Qualifications
Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
Proven track record of professional software delivery experience
Professional software development experience, preferably with a track record in open source
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
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
Nice‑to‑have Skills
Experience as an engineering manager with a track record of building high‑performance teams
Professional Python development experience
Working knowledge of Go
Open source contribution experience
Interest and experience with container technologies
Understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly
Experience designing and implementing observability solutions
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
Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events
Location This role can be home based in the EMEA or Americas regions.
About Canonical Canonical is a pioneer tech firm at the forefront of open source. As the company behind Ubuntu, we are changing the world of software. We recruit globally and set a high standard. Diversity and inclusion are core to our culture.
Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and give all applications fair consideration.
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