Role Overview
This is an Engineering Manager role, focused on a new generation of ops technology, to run a team that works in Python on Kubernetes.
Mission
Our mission is to reinvent the way people run software - on public clouds and in their own data centres. To achieve that we are building a new community around Python opscode for open source applications, running on Kubernetes. We want to move all of Canonical and Ubuntu IS onto this new, open source codebase.
Opportunity
This is cutting-edge opportunity for a technical leader passionate about building a world-class devops culture in corporate information systems. We are confident that we can dramatically improve the experience of running complex business operations - and then we can help our customers embrace those new techniques and products.
Technical Leadership
- Lead a team in your local time zone, focused on business workloads
- Responsible for software architecture, quality, testing, and documentation
- Lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers
- Facilitate technical delivery and work on strategy and execution
Responsibilities
- Lead a team focused on productizing business workloads
- Build and manage a regional team of engineers
- Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
- Demonstrate sound engineering by directly contributing toward your team's goals
- Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates
- Advance modern, agile software development practices
- Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
Requirements
- Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations
- Software engineering background, with proven Python experience
- Experience developing Python frameworks
- Interest in building products that improve software and infrastructure operations
- Passionate about software development and agile environments
About Canonical
Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world's best free software platform. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu.