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Engineering Manager

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description

This role involves leading and developing engineering teams in a remote, global environment, focusing on technical excellence, team management, and collaboration to deliver open source software solutions across various domains.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of engineers across various levels
  • Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback to team members
  • Implement disciplined engineering processes and practices
  • Represent the team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
  • Plan and manage progress on goals and projects
  • Collaborate with leadership and other teams to shape strategy and roadmap
  • Develop and evangelize engineering and organizational practices
  • Ensure timely delivery of high-quality results from the team
  • Drive team health and performance metrics
  • Participate in management and leadership activities

Requirements

  • The candidate must have an exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
  • The candidate must hold an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or have a compelling narrative about an alternative educational or professional path.
  • The candidate must demonstrate drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations.
  • The candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • The candidate must have a love of developing and growing people and a proven track record of doing so.
  • The candidate must have experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring software developers.
  • The candidate must be organized and able to ensure their team delivers timely, high-quality results.
  • The candidate must be well-organized, self-starting, and able to deliver to schedule.
  • The candidate must interact professionally with colleagues, partners, and the community.
  • The candidate must have advanced expertise in their domain.
  • The candidate must be knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
  • The candidate must have solid experience working in an agile development environment.
  • The candidate must have a demonstrated drive for continual learning.
  • The candidate must be able to build trust, relationships, and confidence.
  • The candidate must be result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
  • The candidate must be able to travel twice a year for company events, up to two weeks each time.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus
Distributed work environment with remote work in a single major time zone
Twice-yearly in-person team sprints at interesting locations around the world
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
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long haul company events

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