Redefine the embedded Linux experience with the smallest, most secure, and most reliable operating system in the IoT market. This is an opportunity for a technical engineering manager passionate about open source software, Linux, containers, security, and the developer experience, to shape the future of Linux from the smallest systems up to desktops. This challenging role demands a high degree of technical and management skill.Our mission is to allow everyone to build robust solutions in various fields including but not limited to IoT, automotive, and aviation using the next generation secure embedded Linux operating system in a simple solution. We define a reliable and secure set of device recovery mechanisms that enable device manufacturers to simplify and standardise the field operations for fleets of heterogeneous appliances.As an engineering manager, you'll lead a team of strong software developers to design and implement snapd features and its integration with the Snap Store, underpinning the Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server experience on various CPU architectures, such as ARM, RISC-V, and X86. You will meet stakeholders, prioritize requests, plan the roadmap and ensure the team can deliver their goals. You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.What you'll do You will build and lead a distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career developmentYou will demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team's goalsSupport timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needsEffectively set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholdersAdvocate and advance modern, agile software development practices and help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practicesGrow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company valuesBe an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisationWork from home with global travel twice a year for 2 weeks at a time, for company eventsWho you are You love technology and working with brilliant peopleYou are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountableYou love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing itYou are knowledgeable and passionate about software developmentYou have experience in leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developersYou are comfortable planning and executing to deliver timely, high quality softwareYou have solid experience working in an agile development environmentYou have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degreeYou have experience with embedded softwareYou have experience with Golang, C/C++, and ShellYou have a solid understanding of Linux and a modern GNU/Linux distribution, Debian or Ubuntu preferredWe 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.Please describe an embedded Linux or hardware project you have worked on. *Describe your knowledge of low-level Linux container and security primitives such as cgroups, namespaces, LSMs, and SECCOMP *Describe your engineering leadership experience. *What was your bachelor's university degree result, or expected result if you have not yet graduated? Please include the grading system to help us understand your result e.g. '85 out of 100', '2:1 (Grading system: first class, 2:1, 2:2, third class)' or 'GPA score of 3.8/4.0 (predicted)'. We have hired outstanding individuals who did not attend or complete university. If this describes you, please continue with your application and enter 'no degree'. *Universities around the world score degrees in different ways. Please indicate your result, or expected result if you are close to graduation, along with information about the grading system.How did you perform in mathematics at high school? *How did you perform in your native language at high school? *We expect all colleagues to meet in person 2-4 times a year, at internal company events lasting between 1-2 weeks. We try to pick new and interesting locations that will likely require international travel and entry requirement visas and vaccinations. Are you willing and able to commit to this? *Please note that if you require any accommodation for travel that relates to a physical disability please do let us know during your hiring process and we will be happy to discuss your requirements further.WebsiteLinkedIn ProfilePlease confirm that you have read and agree to Canonical's Recruitment Privacy Notice and Privacy Policy. *Recruitment Privacy NoticePrivacy PolicyIn which country do you currently work? *Please select your current location from the dropdown.Please share your rationale or evidence for the high school performance selections above. Make reference to provincial, state or nation-wide scoring systems, rankings, or recognition awards, or to competitive or selective college entrance results such as SAT or ACT scores, JAMB, matriculation results, IB results etc. We recognise every system is different but we will ask you to justify your selections above. *During this application process I agree to use only my own words. 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