An exciting opportunity for an exceptional open source leader passionate about Python, open source software, and cloud-native computing.
In this role, you'll be responsible for designing and maintaining a Python framework and surrounding technologies that allow for the creation and management of software operators.
We value strong technical leadership, rigorous design, and a thirst for delivering a great developer experience and high-quality code.
A track record of interacting with and leading open source communities is a valuable trait.
You will work closely with other teams in Canonical to ensure the framework provides a reliable, easy-to-use solution that scales to production workloads and meets the needs of our customers looking to adopt cutting-edge technology.
As an engineering manager, you must also have excellent judgment about people - their motivations, abilities, developmental needs, and prospects for success.
Engineering at Canonical requires hands-on code contribution and review, as well as architectural leadership.
You will need to demonstrate insight into performance and quality engineering practices and ensure your team embraces effective disciplines on both fronts.
You will need to be comfortable holding contributors accountable for work ethic and results.
You must also have an understanding of security practices and principles and the impact that engineering choices have on product security.
We expect teams to deliver well-documented products and work with design professionals to shape the product experience.
You should relish the opportunity to shape, direct, and develop an engineering team that is happy and brilliant, and produces a product that will be a pleasure to use and to evolve.
What you'll do: Lead a team in building a framework that supports all of Canonical's cloud operations.
Build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development.
Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team's goals.
Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices and help develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices.
Ensure that your team delivers great products that users love by maintaining 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 organization.
Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events.
Who you are: You have an extensive background in Python software engineering, demonstrating sound design.
You have experience developing open source libraries and frameworks, understanding the importance of stable consumable APIs.
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