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Observability Engineering Manager

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted January 20, 2026
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Job Description

Canonical is seeking an Observability Engineering Manager to lead the development of distributed tracing and service mesh products within their observability team, focusing on building scalable, easy-to-deploy open source observability tools for Kubernetes environments while managing a distributed engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a distributed team of engineers focused on observability products
  • Organize and oversee team processes to achieve objectives
  • Conduct one-on-one meetings and measure team health indicators
  • Review code and provide architectural leadership
  • Collaborate with other engineering managers, product managers, and architects to develop an engineering roadmap
  • Ensure high-quality engineering practices, documentation, and performance optimization
  • Represent Canonical and its observability stack at conferences and community events
  • Facilitate technical delivery and team growth through mentorship and reflection

Requirements

  • Manage a distributed team of engineers and its observability portfolio.
  • Organize and lead the team’s processes in order to help it achieve its objectives.
  • Conduct one-on-one meetings with team members.
  • Identify and measure team health indicators.
  • Interact with a vibrant community.
  • Review code produced by other engineers.
  • Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its Observability Stack.
  • An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
  • A proven track record of professional experience of software delivery.
  • Professional software development experience, preferably with a track record in open source.
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.
  • Professional written and spoken English.
  • Experience with Linux Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
  • Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation is based on 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 twice-yearly in-person team sprints
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

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