Position: Software Engineering Manager (Backend SaaS)
Software Engineering Manager (Backend SaaS)
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 by public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT leaders. The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and a very small number of office‑based roles.
We are hiring an engineering manager to lead the reboot of our Landscape systems management solution for Ubuntu. Landscape is a critical SaaS and on‑prem solution that helps enterprises manage large Ubuntu estates, applying policy and monitoring compliance across thousands of deployments.
Key Responsibilities
• Build and lead a team of engineers in your region
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands‑on career development
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team’s goals
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Lead modern, agile software development practices
• Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
• Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines
• Engage with many other teams at Canonical as well as the open source community and commercial partners
• Work from home with global travel 4‑6 weeks per year for internal and external events
Valued Skills And Experience
• Track record of mentoring, developing, and growing people
• Deep knowledge and passion for software development
• Focus on success and delivery of timely, high‑quality software
• Experience and commitment to agile development methodologies
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Software development experience in Python or Golang
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Practical experience with Linux system administration
What We Offer
• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events
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.#J-18808-Ljbffr
