Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager Americas only
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted October 15, 2025
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Job Description
The Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager leads a remote team of engineers in presales and professional services, helping customers with solution architecture, design, and delivery of embedded Linux solutions for IoT and edge computing applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of Field engineers in Presales and Professional Services
- Solve customer problems by promoting technologies and acting as a trusted advisor
- Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback to team members
- Implement disciplined engineering processes and measure team health indicators
- Represent the team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
- Develop and evangelize engineering and organizational practices
- Plan and manage progress on goals and projects
- Collaborate with leadership as part of the leadership team
Requirements
- Location in one of the three Geos: Americas, EMEA, or APAC, to manage a team spanning few timezones in a remote role
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- Extensive embedded Linux experience, specifically with Yocto or other embedded Linux distributions
- Extensive Linux experience, with a preference for Debian or Ubuntu
- Fluency in at least one of the following programming languages: Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
- Ability to manage a small team
- Experience with customer engagements
- Professional written and spoken English skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
- Ability to communicate the business benefits of technology
- Proven experience in leading and developing a team of Field engineers, ranging from graduate to senior level, in Presales and Professional Services activities
- Experience solving customer problems by promoting technologies and acting as a trusted advisor
- Ability to plan and manage progress on goals and projects
- Experience representing a team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
- Experience developing and evangelizing engineering and organizational practices
Benefits & Perks
Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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