Engineering Manager, MAAS

Engineering Manager, MAAS

Join Canonical’s innovative team as an Engineering Manager on the MAAS (Metal as a Service) team. MAAS provides a cloud‑style on‑demand API for private bare‑metal infrastructure, covering physical server provisioning, network configuration and storage.

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 in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT.

Location : This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

As an Engineering Manager you will lead a distributed team of engineers, deliver high‑quality software, and shape the direction of MAAS. You will be responsible for team hiring, development, technical delivery, and cross‑functional collaboration with teams such as cloud‑init, LXD and our public cloud offerings.

The role entails

• Leading a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.).
• Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning.
• Setting and managing expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Advocating for and advancing modern software development practices.
• Participating in the engineering process through code and architectural review.
• Engaging with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners.
• Travelling to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year.

What we are looking for in you

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science.
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers, and K8S.
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members.
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.

Nice‑to‑have skills

• Typescript using modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue.
• Data Center infrastructure management and design.

What we offer colleagues

• 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.
• Priority 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.

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.