Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted January 20, 2026
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Job Description
An Engineering Manager in Sustaining Engineering at Canonical leads and supports a distributed team of engineers focused on improving open source software across various platforms, ensuring timely technical solutions, fostering a collaborative culture, and contributing to the development and maintenance of critical infrastructure built on Ubuntu and open source technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a distributed team of engineers, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback
- Ensure timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and technical solutions across various open source software stacks
- Support the professional growth of team members and foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture
- Collaborate with other teams, stakeholders, and management to align on strategy and execution
- Demonstrate technical leadership through expertise in software development, debugging, and testing methodologies
- Set and manage expectations with internal teams and external stakeholders
- Advocate for modern software development practices and maintain high standards of code quality
Requirements
- Technical leadership and a solid background in software development are a must, so that you are able to help your team members grow professionally.
- Professional software delivery experience using C, C++, Go, Python, or similar programming languages.
- Experience with version control systems such as git.
- Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, crash, or other debugging tools.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality.
- Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written.
- Experience with Linux, with a preference towards Ubuntu.
- Experience with Open Source and Open Source Business Models.
- People management experience in a support organization is a strong plus.
- Manage and lead a distributed team of engineers, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, providing feedback, and career development guidance.
- Support timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and other technical solutions to address business needs in a variety of technology fields including Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Juju, MAAS.
- Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
- Advocate and advance modern software development practices.
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values.
- Work from home with the possibility of global travel up to 10 times for internal and external events.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation range varies based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and recognition rewards
Work schedule is flexible with a distributed work environment and the possibility of working from home
Work environment perks include twice-yearly in-person team sprints, personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, Employee Assistance Programme, and opportunities to travel to new locations
Additional benefits include a performance-driven annual bonus or commission, recognition rewards, travel upgrades for long-haul company events, and a global travel opportunity up to 10 times per year for internal and external events
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