Ubuntu Engineering Manager

Accountabilities:

As an Ubuntu Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading engineering teams, defining technical direction, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will remain technically engaged while supporting engineers’ growth, improving processes, and contributing to the wider open source ecosystem.

• Lead and develop engineering teams focused on improving Linux user and developer experiences.


• Own technical roadmaps, execution plans, and delivery outcomes while aligning engineering work with broader product strategy.


• Guide architecture decisions, software development practices, code reviews, and engineering standards.


• Build and maintain high-quality, performant software using technologies such as Rust, Go, Python, Flutter, or C/C++.


• Support engineers through coaching, mentoring, technical feedback, and career development.


• Collaborate with product teams, engineering leaders, and external stakeholders to define priorities and deliver impactful solutions.


• Drive planning, estimation, execution, and continuous improvement across engineering initiatives.


• Contribute to upstream open source projects and encourage community collaboration.


• Improve technical documentation and knowledge-sharing practices.


• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, innovation, and collaboration within distributed teams.

Requirements

You are an experienced engineering leader with a strong software development background and a passion for open source technologies. You combine technical depth with leadership capabilities and can successfully guide teams through complex engineering challenges.

• Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering complex software projects.


• Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience in languages such as Rust, Go, Python, Flutter, or C/C++.


• Experience managing engineers while remaining close to technical decisions and development processes.


• Demonstrated ability to drive technical initiatives from planning through delivery.


• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering principles, performance, reliability, and maintainability.


• Passion for open source software and experience contributing to or working with open source communities.


• Experience with Linux systems, including desktop or server environments, distributions, package management, or system administration.


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.


• Professional written and spoken English proficiency.


• Results-oriented mindset with strong ownership and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.


• Ability and willingness to travel internationally for team gatherings several times per year.


• Experience with software packaging, distribution mechanisms, security engineering, or performance optimization is considered a plus.


• Academic excellence in Computer Science, STEM, or a comparable technical background is valued.

Benefits:

• Fully remote work environment with opportunities to collaborate with global teams.


• Twice-yearly in-person team gatherings in different locations worldwide.


• Competitive compensation based on location, experience, and performance.


• Annual performance-based compensation reviews.


• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.


• Recognition and reward programs.


• Paid annual leave.


• Maternity and paternity leave support.


• Employee Assistance Programme.


• Opportunities to travel and connect with colleagues internationally.


• Additional travel benefits for company events.

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