A leading open source software provider is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the MAAS team. The successful candidate will have a solid background in software development using Python or Golang and experience in Linux system administration. This remote role involves leading a distributed team, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across various engineering teams. Canonical offers a distributed work environment, personal learning budgets, and opportunities for international travel to enhance collaboration and professional growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
Engineering Manager – MAAS Team
We are hiring an
Engineering Manager
as we expand the MAAS team. Our mission with MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare‑metal infrastructure, putting a cloud‑style on‑demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration and storage. The role requires high‑quality software development experience and high‑performance team leadership, with deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage and data center networking.
Role Summary
The Canonical MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service hyperscale provisioning technology. Ubuntu strives to be the most scalable, cloud‑ready server distribution and MAAS is our platform to get Ubuntu on bare metal servers. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go. Its components span the entire software stack: from low‑level hardware detection and provisioning to the upper level management web interface, API and CLI. Our most effective engineers are fluent in all these layers, and able to anticipate the consequences of design and engineering choices elsewhere in a complex distributed system.
Key Responsibilities
Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.)
Talent development through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
Advocate modern software development practices
Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review
Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners
Travel to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year
Collaborate across engineering with teams responsible for cloud‑init, LXD and our public cloud offerings
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
Exceptional academic track record
Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang or similar languages
Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
Experience with agile software development methodologies
Ability to mentor, develop and support team members
Result‑oriented, with personal drive to meet commitments
Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
Preferred Skills
Experience with TypeScript using modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue
Data Center infrastructure management and design
What We Offer
Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we have 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
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills and raise your game.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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Engineering Manager, MAAS
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.
We are hiring an
Engineering Manager
for the MAAS team. Our mission with MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare-metal infrastructure, putting a cloud-style on-demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage.
Canonical MAAS team delivers Metal As A Service technology. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go, spanning hardware detection, provisioning, web interface, API, and CLI. Engineers fluent in all layers anticipate design consequences elsewhere in a complex distributed system.
Responsibilities
Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career planning.
Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
Advocate and advance modern software development practices.
Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural reviews.
Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open source community, and partners.
Travel to internal and external global events 4–6 weeks per year.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field.
High academic track record from high school through university.
Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages.
Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers, and K8S.
Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
Excellent written and spoken English with presentation skills.
Experience with agile software development methodologies.
Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members.
Result‑oriented, personally driven to meet commitments.
Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks.
Preferred (Nice‑to‑have)
Experience with modern web front‑end frameworks (React, Angular, Svelte, Vue).
Data center infrastructure management and design expertise.
Benefits and Compensation
Distributed work environment; remote from 2004, with twice‑yearly in‑person sprints.
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
Annual compensation review and performance‑driven bonus or commission.
Recognition rewards, and annual holiday leave.
Maternity and paternity leave.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
Location
Work‑from‑anywhere: EMEA or the Americas.
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we set high standards for people and products. We recruit on a global basis and expect excellence.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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A leading software technology company is seeking a passionate software engineer to develop and maintain Ubuntu-based container images. This role involves working on CI/CD automation and ensuring high-quality deployments while engaging with the open-source community. Candidates should have strong Go programming skills, experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, and a collaborative mindset. Join a remote-first team and enhance your career in a dynamic environment with growth opportunities. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Overview
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
We are hiring an
Engineering Manager as we expand the MAAS team . Our mission with MAAS ("Metal as a Service") is to provide the best solution for building and running private bare-metal infrastructure, putting a cloud-style on-demand API in front of physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage. We are hiring engineering managers with experience in high-quality software development and high-performance team leadership who also have deep familiarity with Linux on physical servers, Linux storage and data center networking capabilities.
The Canonical MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service (MAAS) hyperscale provisioning technology. Ubuntu strives to be the most scalable, cloud ready server distribution and MAAS is our platform to get Ubuntu on bare metal servers. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go. Its components span the entire software stack: from low-level hardware detection and provisioning, to the upper level management web interface, API, and CLI. Our most effective engineers are fluent in all these layers, and able to anticipate the consequences of design and engineering choices elsewhere in a complex distributed system.
Canonical is seeking passionate technical leaders who are eager to drive innovation in one of Canonical's flagship data center products. You will play a key role in reshaping the future of data center technology through open source management platforms. MAAS aims to revolutionize data center management at scale starting from day zero deployment to long term data center expansion and maintenance.
Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop engineers, positively influence team and company culture, facilitate technical delivery, and guide strategy and execution. In addition to these responsibilities, you will be expected to collaborate across engineering. The MAAS team regularly interfaces with teams responsible for cloud-init, LXD, and our public cloud offerings.
The successful candidate will have technical leadership attributes and can demonstrate the ability to solve challenging distributed systems problems.
Location : This is a work-from-anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.
What we are looking for in you
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a background in Computer Science
Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages
Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
Familiarity with modern Linux cloud computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and K8S
Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
Experience with agile software development methodologies
Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members
Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
Nice-to-have skills
Typescript using modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue
Data Center infrastructure management and design
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 recognise 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 - 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
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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A leading open source software company is looking for an Engineering Manager to expand the MAAS team. This role entails leading high-performance teams, delivering software solutions, and reshaping data center technologies. Candidates must have a background in Python, Golang, and Linux system administration, along with attributes to mentor and develop team members. The position supports a work-from-anywhere environment and encourages international collaboration, with compensation shaped by geography and performance. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading open-source software provider in Canada is seeking talented software engineers with expertise in C/C++, Go, and Rust to develop next-generation container and virtualization technologies. As part of a remote-first team, you'll collaborate with colleagues globally, engage with upstream communities, and contribute to security analysis and performance optimization. Ideal candidates are driven, have excellent communication skills, and a strong academic background in Computer Science or related fields. This role includes opportunities for professional growth and travel for team events. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading open-source software provider is seeking exceptional software engineers skilled in Go, Rust, C/C++, and Python. The role focuses on virtualization and container technologies, offering opportunities for remote work and engagement with global teams. Ideal candidates have a strong academic background and experience in open-source projects. Canonical offers personal development budgets and a supportive company culture that values diversity and inclusion, along with competitive benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr
About Canonical
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times a year in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing.
Technology Focus
This is a general selection process for software engineers focused on virtualisation and container technology – from the kernel through userspace. Apply if you are an exceptional Go, Rust or C/C++ engineer and want to work on next‑generation open source VMM or container technology, or related open source networking and storage. Container, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure are essential for modern software deployments. We invest in open source related to application isolation, workload orchestration, system or OCI containers, micro‑service architecture, or cloud infrastructure.
Here are some examples of projects underway at Canonical:
RustVMM
– a new hypervisor for Linux focused on performance, security and operability.
Rockcraft
– an elevated Docker image experience for the open source community.
LXD
– a modern system container and virtual machine manager used on Ubuntu, ChromeOS and other Linux platforms, covering low‑level kernel work, filesystems, VMMs, networking, and higher‑level REST API and CLI.
Kubernetes (MicroK8s & Charmed Kubernetes)
– building on‑rail K8s, Charmed Kubernetes, and operations tooling.
OpenStack (Charmed OpenStack, OVN/OVS, Ceph)
– delivering cloud platform technologies to large‑scale computing environments.
These teams hire system‑level C/C++, Go, Rust and Python developers to work on security‑critical, performance‑critical and mission‑critical code, focused on software delivery, containers, security, sandboxing, application orchestration and management.
Location
We have remote container and virt engineering roles in every time zone.
What You Will Focus On
Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach.
Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise.
Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence in depth.
Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimise your product.
Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
Write high‑quality code to create new features.
Debug issues and produce high‑quality code to fix them.
Review code produced by other engineers.
Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
What We Are Looking For in You
An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path.
Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations.
Experience working on open‑source virtualisation or container technology.
Experience working in the kernel or very low‑level system.
Professional written and spoken English.
Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
Passion, thoughtfulness, and self‑motivation.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each.
Additional Skills We Value
Performance engineering and security experience.
What We Offer You
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.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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Join a global team as a Containerization Engineer focused on virtualisation and cloud infrastructure. Leverage your skills in Go, Rust, or C/C++ to contribute to groundbreaking open-source technologies.
This remote role invites you to engage with a diverse, distributed team, concentrating on software delivery, container orchestration, and security-critical coding. You'll be working on next-generation open-source virtualisation projects like hypervisors and cloud platforms, enhancing software isolation, performance, and security. Your drive for innovation and excellence in coding will be key to success in this impactful position.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and specify new software features
• Collaborate with upstream communities and teams
• Conduct thorough security analysis and reviews
• Create and monitor performance benchmarks
• Write and debug high-quality code
Requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
• Open-source virtualisation or container experience
• Familiarity with Linux, Debian, or Ubuntu
• Strong written and spoken English skills
• Ability to travel biannually for team events
Elevate your expertise in virtualisation and cloud technology while working on pioneering projects with a motivated remote team.
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