Engineering Manager, MAAS

Engineering Manager, MAAS – Canonical

About Canonical

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 public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company boasts over 1,200 colleagues in more than 80 countries and is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

Role Overview

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead the expanding MAAS team, delivering the Metal as a Service platform that brings cloud‑style, on‑demand API provisioning to private bare‑metal infrastructure. MAAS is a rapidly evolving stack written in Python and Go, spanning hardware detection, provisioning, web interface, API, and CLI.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed engineering team organized by time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.)
• Develop and mentor talent through coaching, feedback, and career planning
• Manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Participate in 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 for 4 to 6 weeks per year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
• Proven experience delivering software with Python, Golang, or similar languages
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies – networking, storage, containers, and K8s
• Technical aptitude for complex distributed systems
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support team membersResult‑oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Typescript and modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Svelte, Vue)
• Data center infrastructure management and design

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review and recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Location

Work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Software Development

Equal Opportunity Employer

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