Observability Engineering Manager
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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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 stack, focusing on Kubernetes integration, open source tools, and team leadership to improve software monitoring and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of distributed tracing or service mesh products within the Observability group.
- Manage and coordinate a distributed team of engineers working on the observability portfolio.
- Conduct code reviews and provide architectural leadership for the team.
- Facilitate technical delivery, team processes, and ensure high-quality engineering practices.
- Develop and review code to guide the team’s technical direction.
- Collaborate with other engineering managers, product managers, and architects to produce an engineering roadmap.
- Mentor and develop team members to improve their technical skills and professional growth.
- Represent Canonical and its observability stack at conferences and community events.
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 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 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
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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