Engineering Manager- Ceph & Distributed Storage

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 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 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. 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 Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. The world creates more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day! We want to help teams to store data in open source storage on commodity hardware - safely, cheaply and simply.

Our goal is to make Ceph easy to install, manage and use - from large enterprise data center installations to half-rack edge sites. We believe that distributed storage shouldn’t be hard - and to keep up with the increasing data storage demands, it needs to be easier than ever before. We have a range of tools to bring to bear on the problem, and we're excited to make distributed Ceph easy enough that everyone does it.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building a Ceph focused software defined storage solution
• Build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward your team’s goals
• Set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates, with feedback loops for improvement
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Advance modern, agile software development practices
• Maintain 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

Requirements

• Software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience
• Experience operating scale-out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph
• Passion for embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible
• Experience in developing and growing people and a track record of doing it
• Interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• Experience in leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring software developers towards delivering timely, high-quality software together
• Solid experience working in an agile development environment

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source
• Be part of a company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud
• Work in a global, remote-first environment with colleagues from 75+ countries
• Collaborate with industry leaders and innovators
• Competitive compensation and benefits

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 our 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.