Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public 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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
This company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.
Location
This role may be based remotely in the Americas, Europe, Middle East or Africa time zones.
What your day will look like

Lead a remote team of engineers in your time zone
Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands‑on career development
Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
With your team, build clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open‑source community and commercial partners

What we are looking for in you

Good experience in leading modern, agile software development practices
Experience in forming a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
Demonstrative experience of being a role model for sound engineering principles and directly contributing toward your team's goals
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it
You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
You are focused on success and the timely delivery of high‑quality software
You value and nurture great team culture and spirit
You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies
Software development experience in Python (experience in Golang in addition to that would be a big plus)
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Practical experience with Linux system administration

What we offer you
Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.
In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in later stages of the recruitment process.

Fully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since 2004!
Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Parental leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
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.
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