Lead engineers building data infrastructure that runs anywhere: Kubernetes, public cloud, or on prem. If you’ve shipped production data systems at scale and you love growing people while still getting your hands in the code, Canonical wants you.
About Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu and builds open source platforms used across cloud, AI, IoT, and enterprise. Remote first since 2004, they operate globally with a high bar for engineering quality and ownership. The Data Platform org is focused on making it easy to run any database on any cloud, reliably and at scale.
Schedule
- Fully remote, worldwide
- Role can be filled in EMEA or any Americas time zone
- Global travel twice yearly for internal sprints (1 to 2 weeks per event)
What You’ll Do
• Lead a team building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines
• Hire, coach, mentor, and develop engineers, setting a strong culture of quality and delivery
• Contribute code directly when needed and lead by example as a technical manager
• Set expectations and coordinate execution with senior leadership, other engineering teams, and stakeholders
• Advocate agile development practices and drive strong engineering standards around performance and reliability
• Build and maintain a healthy, collaborative culture aligned with Canonical’s values
• Partner with other leaders across the organization to deliver products users trust in production
What You Need
• Software engineering background, ideally with Python (Golang a plus)
• Experience operating systems in production at scale, preferably Big Data or MySQL focused
• Strong judgment about people: motivation, growth, performance, and long term fit
• Track record building high quality open source software and driving excellent engineering practices
• Comfort pushing into new technologies and raising the bar on what “good” looks like
• Genuine love for developing people and building teams that win together
Benefits
• Fully remote environment (remote first since 2004)
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel to global sprints, plus Priority Pass and long haul travel upgrades
This is a leadership seat with real leverage. If you want to build data products that make operating infrastructure easier for everyone, don’t overthink it.
Step into the role where your team ships systems the world depends on.
Happy Hunting,
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