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OpenStack Engineering Manager

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

The Engineering Manager role at Canonical involves leading a team responsible for managing and improving cloud-based managed services using open source technologies like OpenStack and Kubernetes, with a focus on Linux systems, customer collaboration, and operational excellence in a remote, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and oversee the engineering team responsible for day-to-day managed services of customer environments
  • Optimize the quality and velocity of development and operations processes
  • Implement disciplined engineering and operations methodologies
  • Represent the BootStack team with stakeholders, customers, and external teams
  • Ensure team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
  • Meet service level agreements and deliver quality managed services consistently and timely

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or equivalent education in a technology field
  • Proven track record of professional experience in either software delivery using Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or similar programming languages and/or managing operations teams
  • Proven experience with OpenStack
  • Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
  • Experience with Linux system administration, with Ubuntu and Debian experience considered a plus
  • Strong communication and cooperation skills
  • Experience with agile software development methodologies
  • Experience working in and managing distributed teams
  • Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
  • Experience with cloud topologies and technologies
  • Ability to travel to team and company events and customer meetings, roughly 20% or less

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
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long-haul company events

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