Linux Software Engineering Manager

hace 2 meses


Granada, España Canonical A tiempo completo

The Partner Engineering team works across the full Linux stack from kernel and system libraries to middleware, to integrate new features and optimise Ubuntu for the latest silicon platforms and software stacks. Our goal is to ensure Ubuntu is the premier platform for small iot and edge devices, networking, automotive, server and hyperconverged systems.
As a Partner Engineering Manager you will lead an engineering team focused on some of these platforms. You will manage technical relationships with our key silicon partners to ensure timely delivery of agreed project goals, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver targeted results. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering, with a hands-on approach, are necessary prerequisites for this role.
In this role, you will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop talented engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.
What you'll do

Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior
Represent your team to partners, product stakeholders and customers
Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed organisation
Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
Implement disciplined engineering processes
Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
Be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders
Collaborate with other teams at Canonical to ensure alignment on product architecture and roadmaps
Design and integrate new features and platform optimisations

What we're looking for in you

Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, Yocto)
Experience working with Python, C, C++
Experience managing software engineers with a track record of planning, delivery and quality
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
A love of developing and growing people and a track record of it
Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high quality results
Well-organised, self-starting and able to ensure your team delivers to schedule
Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
Experience working with customers, going beyond resolving their technical issues, to interpreting their business challenges and effectively communicating how your solution will meet their needs
High-quality, well-designed and well-documented software experience
Builds trust, relationships and confidence
Solid experience working in an agile development environment
Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Additional skills we value

Experience working with open source communities and licenses
Experience with server technologies, including UEFI firmware, GPU computing, RDMA/Infiniband and virtualization stacks (kvm, qemu, libvirt)
Experience with IoT / Embedded devices from firmware, boot loaders and BSP enablement including hardware accelerators
Experience with graphics stacks
Experience with open source networking technologies (eBPF, OVS, OVN, SoNIC, DPDK, SPDK, etc)
Experience with container technologies such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
Understanding of security best practices and Secure Software Development Lifecycles
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD automation platforms such as GitHub Actions
Experience with performance benchmarking and profiling

What we offer you
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

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 on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company 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 create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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