Engineering Director, Devices Software Engineering

About the Position

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 80+ countries and very few roles based in offices. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring an Engineering Director, Devices Software Engineering to drive the strategy and implementation of our next-generation Ubuntu hardware enablement quality. This critical function is part of our mission to transform Linux certification, in partnership with the engineering directors of Ubuntu Enablement and Ubuntu Certification. Our goal is to deliver the world's best long-term OS stability commitment on PC, server, and IoT hardware.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow the software engineering teams addressing hardware enablement quality assurance and testing
• Lead the OEM QA Engineering team activity
• Develop your engineering managers and maintain Canonical culture
• Hire staff-level engineers for specific roles like performance and quality
• Identify and measure indicators of team health and productivity
• Implement rigorous engineering processes and defend them
• Set and measure progress against benchmark goals for speed and efficiency
• Represent your product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
• Be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders
• Work in a partnership spirit with the world's leading PC and IoT OEMs!

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Outstanding Linux-based software engineering track record, preferably with low-level embedded experience
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Leadership and a track record of developing and growing people
• Organized and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high-quality results
• Management experience and the confidence to set high expectations
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Nice to Have

• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, and RISC-V
• Desktop and IoT hardware peripherals knowledge (cameras, wireless connectivity, etc.)
• Open source community engagement and leadership
• Ops and system administration experience
• Performance engineering and security experience

We Offer

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We 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.