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. 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. As an engineering manager at Canonical you must be technically strong, but your responsibility is to run an effective team and develop the colleagues you manage. You are expected to help them grow as engineers, do important work, do it outstandingly well, find professional and personal satisfaction, and work well with colleagues and community. 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 organisation Requirements Software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience Experience operating scale out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph Love embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible Love developing and growing people and have 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 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr