Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager Americas only
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description
A leadership role overseeing a team of embedded Linux field engineers, focusing on presales and professional services to help customers design and deliver secure connected device solutions using Ubuntu OS and open source technologies.
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: Must be located in one of the three Geos (Americas, EMEA, or APAC) to manage a team that spans few timezones within that region.
- Educational Background: Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience in Embedded Linux: Extensive experience with embedded Linux, including Yocto or other embedded Linux build systems.
- Linux Operating System Experience: Extensive experience with Linux distributions, with a preference for Debian or Ubuntu.
- Programming Skills: Fluency in at least one of the following programming languages: Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust.
- Team Management: Ability to manage a small team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior levels.
- Customer Engagement: Experience with customer engagements, solving customer problems, and acting as a trusted advisor.
- Communication Skills: Professional written and spoken English skills.
- Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Result Orientation: Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
- Business Communication: Ability to communicate the business benefits of technology.
- Learning Ability: A humble learner and quick study.
- Additional Technical Skills (Desirable): RTOS experience, additional programming languages, and human languages.
- Remote Work Experience: Previous experience working in a remote-first, diverse, and distributed company environment.
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
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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