Lead and grow a distributed engineering team to design and implement Ubuntu Core system software for various CPU architectures (ARM, RISC‑V, x86). Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, mentoring, roadmap planning, stakeholder management, direct technical contribution, and promoting agile practices. Required skills: embedded software development, Go, C++, Shell, solid Linux knowledge, and strong people-management experience. Remote role covering Americas and EMEA with periodic in-person team meetings.

Canonical seeks an Engineering Manager (remote, worldwide) to lead and develop a team of Python engineers focused on open-source automation, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps workflows (Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes). Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, hands-on technical leadership, planning delivery, stakeholder coordination and occasional global travel (up to 10%).

Lead and develop a team of engineers to define and implement security standards and system hardening across the Ubuntu platform. Responsibilities include line management, coaching, driving engineering practices, representing the team to stakeholders, and supporting certification and compliance efforts (FIPS 140, CIS, DISA-STIG, FedRAMP, CRA). Requires experience with product security, relevant standards and benchmarks, agile environments, strong English communication, and occasional travel (twice yearly).

Lead and grow a regional engineering team focused on productising internal business workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes. Role requires strong software engineering background with proven Python experience, Docker/Kubernetes operations, technical leadership, and experience in agile practices; up to 20% global travel.

Remote Engineering Manager responsible for leading and developing engineers who build, test and publish Ubuntu base and specialized images for public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Role involves technical leadership (Python/Golang), architecture and code review, CI/CD and automation, partner engagement, agile delivery, and up to 15% travel.

Manage a distributed MLOps/Analytics engineering team, lead processes, review code, provide architectural leadership, mentor reports, and collaborate on engineering roadmaps. Role expects strong Python and MLOps experience (Kubeflow, MLflow, Feast), familiarity with container technologies and public cloud platforms. Globally remote with travel ~2–4 weeks/year.

Manage a distributed engineering team delivering managed services for customer environments (OpenStack, Kubernetes, private cloud). Responsibilities include team health, process and operations improvements, meeting SLAs, stakeholder/customer collaboration, and driving quality and velocity of development and operations. Requires a technical background in Linux/cloud technologies, experience with OpenStack, software delivery or operations (Python, Go, C/C++, Java or similar), testing and maintainable code practices, system administration (Ubuntu/Debian a plus), agile methods, and experience managing distributed teams. Travel ~20%.

Canonical seeks an Engineering Manager for IAM to hire and lead a software engineering team building Go and Python services for identity and access management (SSO) used across company products. The role involves designing and implementing distributed systems, working with Kubernetes and container technologies, ensuring security and performance, participating in observability and open source community activities, and travelling internationally twice a year.

Lead and grow an engineering team building fault-tolerant, scalable data platform solutions (covering Big Data, MySQL and other data stores) for Kubernetes and cloud. Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, contributing code, setting engineering practices around performance and quality, collaborating with leaders and stakeholders, and participating in open-source development. Remote role filled across Europe, Middle East, Africa or the Americas; global travel twice yearly.

Engineering Manager role based remotely in EMEA responsible for leading software engineering teams that build and operate core internal services (billing, business systems, data governance, Livepatch). Requires an undergraduate technical degree or equivalent experience, software development experience in high-level languages (Golang, Python, Java), strong written and spoken English, team leadership, and willingness to travel internationally twice a year.

Canonical seeks an Engineering Manager for Ceph & distributed storage to build and manage a globally distributed engineering team, contribute technically, set schedules and expectations, advance agile practices, ensure software quality and documentation, and coach and develop engineers. Role is home-based across Americas and EMEA with up to ~20% travel.

Lead a remote engineering team in your time zone to build clean web service APIs (supporting CLI and web clients) and scalable microservices in Python (Golang optional) for Canonical's software distribution systems (Snap Store, Charmhub). Responsibilities include people management, mentoring, code review, architectural leadership, ensuring testing/quality, performance optimisation, and collaborating with product, architects and security. Role may require travel up to four times a year and is open to candidates in the Americas, Europe, Middle East or Africa time zones.

Lead and develop a security engineering team working on AppArmor (mandatory access control) for Ubuntu. Responsibilities include line management, coaching and career development, implementing engineering processes, planning and delivering projects, representing the team to stakeholders and customers, and collaborating with security engineering leadership. Role expects proficiency in C, knowledge of Linux kernel development and Linux Security Modules, experience in agile development, strong English communication, and ability to travel twice a year for company events.

Canonical is hiring first-level Engineering Managers to lead teams (graduate to senior engineers) in single major time zones worldwide. Responsibilities include line management, coaching, roadmap and technical strategy, implementing engineering processes, representing the team to stakeholders, and collaborating with other leaders. Candidates should be experienced software developers, skilled in coding and design, with domain expertise in one or more listed technology areas (e.g., Python, Go, C/C++, Rust, web stacks, kernel/embedded, infrastructure, security). The role is remote, requires excellent English, and occasional travel (about twice per year).

Manage software alliances and partner engagement to develop joint product roadmaps, enable partner offerings with Canonical products (including Ubuntu), and coordinate go-to-market, marketing, and enablement activities. Role is remote (Americas or EMEA), suitable for early-career candidates, and includes up to 25% international travel.

Design and implement Ubuntu integrations for IoT and server-class platforms, working with silicon partners and customers to build OS images, integrate SDKs, and optimise performance across Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server. Requires experience with Linux packaging (Debian/RPM/Yocto), C/C++, embedded/IoT hardware (SoC, bootloaders, firmware), containers (Docker/OCI, Kubernetes) and networking protocols.

Canonical seeks a Mandarin-speaking Embedded Linux Field Engineer based remotely in APAC to engage in presales, propose and deliver embedded Linux solutions (Ubuntu Core) for Devices/IoT. Requires extensive Linux and embedded experience (Yocto/Buildroot), distribution/packaging experience (deb/rpm), fluency in Mandarin and professional English, programming/scripting skills (Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust), strong communication skills, and willingness to travel (including regular travel to China, up to 30%).

Remote manager role (Americas) leading and developing a team of Field Engineers in presales and professional services. Requires extensive embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Debian/Ubuntu, kernel, boot/firmware), proficiency in one or more languages (Golang, Python, C/C++, Rust), customer engagement experience, and people management, with occasional international travel for team sprints and meetings.

Canonical seeks an Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT (remote, worldwide). The role requires extensive Linux experience (Debian/Ubuntu preferred), embedded Linux toolchains (Yocto, Buildroot), distribution/packaging experience (deb, rpm), low-level boot/BIOS/UEFI and Secure Boot knowledge, firmware and embedded software development, and proficiency in at least one language such as Go, Python, C, C++ or Rust. The position involves presales/customer engagements, solution elaboration and some project delivery; travel up to 30% is expected.

Canonical is hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineer to work remotely from Japan (preferably Tokyo or Osaka). The role involves presales engagement, solution elaboration, project delivery for embedded Linux and IoT customers, and acting as a customer advocate. Requires extensive Linux and embedded experience (Yocto/Buildroot/RTOS), proficiency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++ or Rust, professional English and Japanese, and willingness to travel up to 30%.