Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for the MAAS team. Our mission with MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare-metal infrastructure, putting a cloud-style on-demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage.

Canonical MAAS team delivers Metal As A Service technology. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go, spanning hardware detection, provisioning, web interface, API, and CLI. Engineers fluent in all layers anticipate design consequences elsewhere in a complex distributed system.

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career planning.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices.
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural reviews.
• Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community, and partners.
• Travel to internal and external global events 4–6 weeks per year.

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field.
• High academic track record from high school through university.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers, and K8S.
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
• Excellent written and spoken English with presentation skills.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members.
• Result‑oriented, personally driven to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks.

• Experience with modern web front‑end frameworks (React, Angular, Svelte, Vue).
• Data center infrastructure management and design expertise.

• Distributed work environment; remote from 2004, with twice‑yearly in‑person sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review and performance‑driven bonus or commission.
• Recognition rewards, and annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Work‑from‑anywhere: EMEA or the Americas.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we set high standards for people and products. We recruit on a global basis and expect excellence.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.