Engineering Director, Canonical

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Join Canonical as an Engineering Director and lead multi-disciplinary software engineering teams across global time zones. You will oversee the development of world-class open source products, set engineering standards, and foster an environment of growth, collaboration, and innovation. This fully remote role offers the opportunity to shape Canonical’s software initiatives and work alongside brilliant engineers, driving open source transformation for enterprise computing.

Job Overview
  • Lead multiple distributed software engineering teams working on Canonical’s largest open source products.
  • Drive technical excellence, innovation, and team productivity in a remote-first environment.
  • Hire, coach, and develop engineering managers and staff engineers.
  • Set high standards for code quality, performance, and delivery.
  • Represent your teams and products to internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and mentor engineering managers, fostering Canonical’s culture and values.
  • Hire and develop staff engineers specialized in performance and quality.
  • Implement disciplined engineering processes and measure progress against benchmark goals.
  • Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of software products, including documentation and community engagement.
  • Collaborate with other leaders and leads for related or dependent products.
  • Evangelize best engineering and organizational practices within and beyond the company.
  • Participate in global travel for in-person team events twice per year.
Required Skills & Qualifications
  • Exceptional academic track record and undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM (or equivalent experience).
  • Extensive software engineering management experience, including leading managers and distributed teams.
  • Outstanding Linux-based software development expertise.
  • Proven ability to drive team productivity, quality, and continual learning.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; public speaking and presentation experience.
  • Experience in agile development environments and open source community engagement.
  • Advanced expertise in your chosen technology domain.
  • Ability to travel globally twice per year.
  • Professional, organized, and result-oriented approach to leadership.
  • Experience in developer advocacy, systems administration, and performance engineering is a plus.

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Job Type: Remote

Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience: Entry

Duration: 12.0 Months

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