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Engineering Manager, Commercial Systems

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

A leadership role for a software engineering manager at Canonical, responsible for guiding engineering teams that develop and operate scalable open source software solutions across various domains such as billing, data governance, security, and subscription services, with a focus on high-quality engineering, collaboration, and innovation in a remote, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of software engineers to develop and operate software solutions.
  • Provide engineering and process guidance to engineering teams.
  • Identify and implement improvements to existing processes, designs, and solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and peers.
  • Write and review code in Go or Python.
  • Ensure high engineering quality, reliability, and performance of distributed systems and APIs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related engineering field
  • Experience as a software developer in a high-level language - preferably Go or Python
  • Experience as a hands-on engineering manager or a team lead
  • Experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders, remain highly motivated, productive, and organized in a fully remote environment
  • Ability to travel to international destinations for one week at a time, approximately 2-4 times per year

Benefits & Perks

Fully remote working environment
Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives (depending on role and location)

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