Observability Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Canonical as an Engineering Manager to lead the development of Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting elements in our Observability group. As a technically strong software engineer, you'll manage a distributed team, develop and review code, and ensure the team is focused, productive, and unblocked.

Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• A proven track record of professional experience of software delivery
• Professional python development experience, preferably with a track record in open source
• A proven understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly
• Experience designing and implementing observability solutions
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Responsibilities

• Manage a distributed team of engineers and its observability portfolio
• Organize and lead the team’s processes in order to help it achieve its objectives
• Conduct one-on-one meetings with team members
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its Observability Stack

Benefits

• 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