Engineering Manager - Python and K8s

Canonical

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Full Time

Posted March 31, 2026

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Job Description

A leadership role responsible for managing and developing a team focused on productizing business workloads using Python and Kubernetes, with the goal of improving internal and customer operations through modern DevOps practices and software engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a team focused on productising business workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes
Build and manage a regional engineering team
Develop team members through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
Contribute to team goals through direct technical work
Establish and manage project schedules and expectations with stakeholders
Advance modern, agile software development practices
Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
Collaborate with leadership and other teams to align on strategy and execution

Requirements

Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are prerequisites for this role.
Proven experience in Python development, including developing Python frameworks and understanding the importance of stable consumable APIs.
Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations.
Experience working in an agile development environment.
Ability to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.
Ability to build and manage a regional team of engineers.
Experience developing and growing people through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
Demonstrated sound engineering practices, including software architecture, software quality, testing, and documentation.
Ability to set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement.
Experience maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
Ability to advance modern, agile software development practices.
Willingness to work from home with the ability to travel up to 20% for internal and external events.

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 or commission

Distributed work environment with the possibility of working from home

Twice-yearly in-person team sprints in 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

Team Member Assistance Program

Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long-haul company events