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Engineering Manager- Ceph Distributed Storage

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

An Engineering Manager at Canonical leading a team focused on developing and managing open source Ceph distributed storage solutions, overseeing technical delivery, team growth, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence in a remote, globally distributed environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of a Ceph-focused software-defined storage solution.
  • Build and manage a globally distributed engineering team.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop team members to enhance their engineering skills.
  • Contribute technically to achieve team goals and ensure sound software architecture.
  • Set project schedules, manage expectations, and facilitate agile development practices.
  • Promote a culture of quality, engineering excellence, and collaboration.
  • Collaborate with leadership and other teams to align on strategy and execution.

Requirements

  • Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role.
  • Experience operating scale out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph.
  • Have a software engineering background, preferably with Python and C experience.
  • Experience in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software developers towards delivering timely, high quality software.
  • Solid experience working in an agile development environment.
  • Ability to build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers.
  • Ability to develop team members through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
  • Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward the team’s goals.
  • Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement.
  • Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
  • Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events.

Benefits & Perks

Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events

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