Engineering Manager - Ceph & Distributed Storage

About the role

Canonical is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on making Ceph and distributed storage solutions easier to install, manage, and use. The role involves managing a globally distributed team of engineers, fostering their professional growth, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software. You will be responsible for setting technical strategy, maintaining engineering excellence, and collaborating with other leaders to advance the company's open-source initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building a Ceph-focused software-defined storage solution
• Build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers
• Develop the team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
• Contribute directly toward team goals using sound engineering principles
• Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates with feedback loops
• Manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Advance modern, agile software development practices
• Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence

Required skills

• Software engineering
• Python
• C++
• Ceph
• Linux
• Agile development
• Team management
• Distributed storage

Qualifications

• Technical leadership experience
• Background in software engineering
• Experience operating scale-out storage clusters on Linux in production environments

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm and the publisher of Ubuntu, a leading open-source platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. The company is founder-led, profitable, and operates as a global distributed organization with over 1200 colleagues across 75+ countries.