Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for 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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We’re hiring an Engineering Director, who strives for taking ownership of the development and operations of internal software products serving Canonical business and a popular security solution Livepatch. A successful candidate has a track record of delivering full-stack software services, adheres to high engineering quality standards, continuously develops their skills as well as skills of their direct reports. This is an exciting opportunity to work with highly enthusiastic people on exciting innovative engineering solutions supporting Canonical's growth and learn a lot about engineering for the business.
The engineering director will lead the Commercial Systems unit that is conceived as three engineering teams that closely collaborate with other engineering and business teams at Canonical. Services designed, developed, and operated by the Commercial Systems unit are at the heart of Canonical business. We are looking for a software engineering director to oversee the three software teams led by software engineering managers.
Billing team designs, develops, and operates a Golang service that provides a standardized and scalable capability to turn metrics into billable amounts, enable customers to see their current spend with Canonical at any time, and ensure accurate, reliable, and timely billing. The service further integrates with other engineering, business and payment systems.
Contracts team designs, develops, and operates a Golang service that will become the single source of truth for all contracts with all customers. The service provides a standardized CPQ capability and stores signed contracts in a structured format. The service further integrates with other engineering and business systems including a CRM system and an accounting system.
Livepatch team designs and develops a service for the delivery of Linux kernel patches to shrink the exploit window for critical and high severity Linux kernel vulnerabilities, by patching the Linux kernel between security maintenance windows, while the system runs. The engineering team behind this product develops Golang based client and backend components, while another Canonical team, the Kernel team, develops the security patches.
Location
This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.
The role entails
Leading multiple teams of engineers, ranging from graduates to seniorsDeveloping your engineering managers to maintain Canonical culture in their teamsDeveloping and evangelize great engineering practices and processes in the teamsSetting and implementing solid performance management with performance goals and objectives with your direct reports and teamsIdentifying and measuring indicators of team health, and take action where neededBeing accountable for the product development roadmaps in the teamsBeing an active part of the Commercial Systems leadership team, collaborating with other leadersExpanding your teams by hiring great talentCollaborating with stakeholders and product users
What we are looking for in you
Exceptional academic track record from both high school and universityUndergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen pathProven ability to drive multiple teams or large teams of software engineers to deliver outstanding resultsEngineering experience in at least one of the following areas: Golang, Python, Java, or distributed integrationsTrack record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding resultsProfessional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skillsResult-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitmentsAbility to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
Nice-to-have skills
Performance engineering and DevOps/SRE experienceExperience with accounting, sales, sales operations, or other business roles
What we offer colleagues
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveEmployee Assistance ProgramOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is 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 very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
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.
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