Engineering Manager • Lead

Who you are

You have a strong background in software engineering with experience in leading teams — your technical expertise allows you to review and guide both architecture and code effectively. You are comfortable setting expectations and holding colleagues accountable, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.

You possess a deep understanding of observability tools and practices, particularly in distributed systems — your experience with Kubernetes and open source technologies enables you to contribute to building an observability stack that is easy to deploy and operate. You are an astute judge of character, capable of mentoring and developing your team.

What you'll do

As the Observability Engineering Manager, you will lead a team focused on developing cutting-edge observability solutions — your role will involve overseeing the architecture and implementation of distributed tracing and service mesh products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that observability tools are integral to software practices across the organization.

You will be responsible for driving the technical direction of the observability group, ensuring that the tools we build are user-friendly and effective — your leadership will help shape the future of our observability offerings, making them essential for our customers.

You will also engage in hands-on coding and architecture reviews, ensuring that the team adheres to best practices and delivers high-quality software — your technical leadership will inspire your team to innovate and excel in their work.

What we offer

Canonical offers a flexible work environment with opportunities for global collaboration — you will have the chance to meet with your team in various locations around the world, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, ensuring that all voices are heard and valued in our workplace.

You will be part of a company that is a pioneer in open source software, contributing to meaningful projects that impact the global enterprise landscape — your work will help shape the future of technology and open source practices.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement — we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds, believing they create a better work environment and better products.