Engineering Manager - Python and K8s at Canonical

About the job

• This is an Engineering Manager role, focused on a new generation of ops technology, to run a team that works in Python on Kubernetes.
• Our mission is to reinvent the way people run software - on public clouds and in their own data centres. To achieve that we are building a new community around Python opscode for open source applications, running on Kubernetes. We want to move all of Canonical and Ubuntu IS onto this new, open source codebase.
• This is cutting-edge opportunity for a technical leader passionate about building a world-class devops culture in corporate information systems.
• We are confident that we can dramatically improve the experience of running complex business operations - and then we can help our customers embrace those new techniques and products.
• Traditionally, IS is an inward-facing operation. We would like to transform our IS team into an extension of the product engineering capability at Canonical.
• Our internal workloads are in many cases the same open source workloads that our customers want to operate.
• This team will productise those workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes.
• As an engineering manager you'll lead a team in your local time zone, focused on the business workloads that make Ubuntu, Canonical, and our various services highly available around the planet.
• You will be responsible for sound software architecture and best practices in software quality, testing and documentation.
• Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are prerequisites for this role.
• You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.

What you'll do

• You'll lead a team focused on productising business workloads
• You will build and manage a regional team of engineers
• You'll develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
• You will demonstrate sound engineering by directly contributing toward your team's goals
• Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Advance modern, agile software development practices
• Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
• Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events

Who you are

• You have experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations
• You have a software engineering background, with proven Python experience
• You have experience developing Python frameworks, and understand the importance of stable consumable APIs
• You love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible
• You have an interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• You love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You have experience working in an agile development environment