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Linux Systems Leadership Role

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Canonical Full time

Overview of the Company

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.

We are proud to collaborate with the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. As a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, we have a diverse team of 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries, with few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person to align on strategy and execution.

A Unique Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering team that delivers the essential components of Ubuntu - our system startup, compilers, language runtimes, and toolchains, as well as networking and storage config and management. This is a fast-paced, problem-solving, highly technical role operating at the core of Linux server systems.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Must have extensive experience working with Linux distributions and packaging technologies (e.g., deb, rpm)
  • Proven track record of managing or leading a team of software engineers
  • Deep understanding of Linux system architecture, boot process, Java/GCC/Python/Rust/Go toolchains, ARM and/or RISC-V
  • Strong engagement with open source communities and processes

Benefits and Culture

  • 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
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

About Us

We are 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 high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.