Engineering Manager, MAAS

Engineering Manager – Metal as a Service (MAAS)

Canonical is a global open‑source leader, publishing Ubuntu and powering the world’s most scalable cloud platform. The MAAS team delivers a cloud‑style API for bare‑metal provisioning, networking and storage, running on a Python and Go stack that spans physical hardware to a web interface, API and CLI.

Location

Work‑from‑anywhere – EMEA or the Americas.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone, organizing teams by Americas, EMEA, etc.
• 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 and advance them across the company.
• Participate in engineering processes through code and architectural review.
• Engage with broader Canonical teams, 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.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Go, 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 personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.

Nice‑to‑have Skills

• TypeScript with modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, Svelte).
• Data Center infrastructure management and design.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment – twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints; remote work 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.

Canonical – Equal Opportunity Employer

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