Posted on Fri 28th Mar, 2025 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)
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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Engineering Manager - Stores
Location: Lagos (Remote)
What your day will look like
Lead a remote team of engineers in your time zone
Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
With your team, build clean web service APIs to support both CLI and web frontend clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open-source community and commercial partners
What we are looking for in you
Good experience in leading modern, agile software development practices
Experience in forming a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
Demonstrative experience of being a role model for sound engineering principles and directly contributing toward your team's goals
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it
You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
You are focused on success and the timely delivery of high-quality software
You value and nurture great team culture and spirit
You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies
Software development experience in Python (experience in Golang in addition to that would be a big plus)
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Practical experience with Linux system administration.
What we offer colleagues
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 recognize outstanding performance.
In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
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
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.