Job Description

Canonical is seeking experienced engineering leaders to guide teams across their Ubuntu Engineering organization. This role involves building, nurturing, and developing high-performing engineering teams focused on quality, performance, and resilience. Leaders will be responsible for technical roadmaps, team growth, and contributing to the broader open-source community.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in elevating the Linux developer experience
• Design, build, and ship high-quality software
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles
• Plan, estimate, and execute projects
• Work with product management to define vision and strategy
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers
• Contribute to upstream open source projects
• Optimize distribution for performance, reliability, and security
• Debug complex system-level issues

Requirements

• Exceptional academic record
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
• Ability to drive and deliver technical work
• Experience leading and coaching engineering teams
• Passion for open source software
• Experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter, or C/C++
• Professional English communication skills
• Result-oriented with commitment to meeting goals
• Ability to travel twice a year

Benefits

• No benefits