Engineering Manager - Python and Kubernetes

Role Overview

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

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.

Opportunity Description

• This is a 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 productize those workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team focused on productizing business workloads.
• Build and manage a regional team of engineers.
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations.
• Software engineering background, with proven Python experience.
• Experience developing Python frameworks, and understanding the importance of stable consumable APIs.
• Interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.

About Canonical

Canonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world's best free software platform. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance security with Ubuntu.