Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.
As an Engineering Manager at Canonical, you must be technically strong, but your main responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage.
You will develop and review code as a leader, while at the same time staying aware of that the best way to improve the product is to ensure that the whole team is focused, productive and unblocked.
You are expected to help them grow as engineers, do meaningful work, do it outstandingly well, find professional and personal satisfaction, and work well with colleagues and the community. You will also be expected to be a positive influence on culture, facilitate technical delivery, and regularly reflect with your team on strategy and execution.
You will collaborate closely with other Engineering Managers, product managers, and architects, producing an engineering roadmap with ambitious and achievable goals.
We expect Engineering Managers to be fluent in the programming language, architecture, and components that their team uses, in this case popular open-source machine learning tools like Kubeflow, MLFlow, and Feast.
Code reviews and architectural leadership are part of the job. The commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality and performance optimisation is as important, as is the requirement for fair and clear management, and the obligation to ensure a high-performing team.
Responsibilities
What your day will look like:
Manage a distributed team of engineers and its MLOps/Analytics portfolio
Organize and lead the team’s processes in order to help it achieve its objectives
Conduct one-on-one meetings with team members
Identify and measure team health indicators
Interact with a vibrant community
Review code produced by other engineers
Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its MLOps solutions
Mentor and grow your direct reports, helping them achieve their professional goals
Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
What we are Looking for in you
A proven track record of professional experience of software delivery
Professional python development experience, preferably with a track record in open source
A proven understanding of the machine learning space, its challenges and opportunities to improve
Experience designing and implementing MLOps solutions
An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Skills:
Additional skills that you might also bring:
The following skills may be helpful to you in the role, but we don't expect everyone to bring all of them.
Hands-on experience with machine learning libraries, or tools.
Proven track record of building highly automated machine learning solutions for the cloud.
Experience with building machine learning models
Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
Experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Experience in the Linux and open-source software world
Working knowledge of cloud computing
Passionate about software quality and testing
Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project -- even if that is community open source contributions.
Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions
Benefits
What we offer you:
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus.
We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
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 from your team and others
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events