Engineering Manager, MAAS

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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1,200+ colleagues in more than 80 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.

We are a founder‑led, profitable and growing company.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS team. MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) provides the best solution for building and running private bare‑metal infrastructure, putting a cloud‑style on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage.

The MAAS team is responsible for delivering a hyperscale provisioning technology. Ubuntu strives to be the most scalable, cloud‑ready server distribution and MAAS is the platform to get Ubuntu on bare‑metal servers. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go, spanning the entire stack from low‑level hardware detection and provisioning to the upper‑level management web interface, API and CLI.

Canonical is seeking passionate technical leaders who are eager to drive innovation in one of our flagship data centre products. You will play a key role in reshaping the future of data centre technology through open‑source management platforms and will help revolutionise data centre management at scale, from day‑zero deployment to long‑term expansion and maintenance.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
• Advocate modern software development practices
• Participate in engineering processes through code and architectural review
• Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open‑source community and partners
• Travel to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
• Exceptional academic track record
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang or similar languages
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Ability to mentor, develop and support team members
• Result‑oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for up to two weeks

Nice‑to‑have Skills

• Typescript and modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue
• Data centre infrastructure management and design experience

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we have been working remotely since 2004
• 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 shift to open source. As the publisher of 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 – expecting excellence and the best performance to succeed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination, valuing the diversity of experience, perspectives and background that create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.