Engineering Manager - Data Platform

Canonical Group - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Manager

Remote - San Diego, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Engineering Manager for the Data Platform at Canonical will lead a team focused on building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud environments. This role involves hiring, mentoring, and coaching team members while also contributing to code development. The manager will advocate for modern software development practices and ensure the delivery of high-quality products that align with the company's values and culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines.
• Hire, coach, mentor, and provide feedback to team members.
• Contribute code directly when needed to demonstrate sound engineering skills.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• Advocate for modern, agile software development practices.
• Develop and promote great engineering and organizational practices.
• Ensure the team delivers excellent products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
• Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with the company's values.
• Collaborate with other leaders in the organization as part of the leadership team.
• Travel globally twice yearly for internal events of one or two weeks duration.

Requirements

• Software engineering background, preferably with Python and Golang experience.
• Experience running in production and at scale, preferably with Big Data or MySQL.
• Excellent judgement about people, including their motivations and developmental needs.
• Proven ability to build high-quality, open-source software.
• Experience driving good engineering practices around performance and quality.
• Open-minded attitude towards new technologies and a drive to push boundaries.
• Ambition to build products that improve software and infrastructure operations.
• Passion for developing and growing people with a track record of success.
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software development.

Nice-to-haves

• Specialist knowledge in one or more of Spark, Superset, MySQL, or similar.
• Prior experience working with open source and a willingness to build products with the community.

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment.
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'.
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events.