Remote role managing a regional team across Americas, EMEA, or APAC
Requires extensive embedded Linux experience (Yocto or similar)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
USD 2,000 annual learning & development budget
Twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Role overview
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of Field engineers, ranging from graduate to senior, in the areas of Presales and Professional Services
Solve customer problems by promoting our technologies and being a trusted advisor
Work remotely in a single major time zone
Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
Identify and measure team health indicators
Implement disciplined engineering processes
Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
Be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders
Requirements
Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Extensive embedded Linux experience - Yocto or other
Extensive Linux experience - Debian or Ubuntu preferred
Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
Ability to manage a small team
Experience with customer engagements
Professional written and spoken English
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
An ability to communicate the business benefits of technology
An humble learner and quick study
Nice to have
RTOS experience
Additional languages (both the programming and human kinds)
Previous experience working in a remote-first, diverse, distributed company
Benefits
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Additional benefits reflecting values and ideals
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 from your team and others
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Additional details
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 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
The company is founder-led, profitable and growing
We are hiring an Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager to lead a regionally-focused team of Field engineers in Presales and Professional Services activities, by helping customers with solution architecture, design and delivery
Location: This is a remote role, running a team in one of three Geos, Americas, EMEA or APAC. You will therefore need to be located in one of those three Geos to manage that specific team that spans few timezones from you
Our Internet of Things mission is to enable companies to make fleets of very secure connected devices
Canonical provides the base Ubuntu OS and kernel, with secure update and management mechanisms
Our customers create mission-critical control systems, gateways and appliances that need to meet stringent quality and security requirements, and we aspire to bring this level of security to the wider consumer electronics and device market
Our Field Engineers are thought leaders helping our customers solve hard problems
They are accomplished technologists that take a hands-on approach to embedded Linux strategy and delivery
They have a passion to help customers achieve ambitious technical and business goals, and to show how the Canonical approach to open source and connected devices brings best-of-breed thinking to the emerging field of edge compute
They also care to develop their colleagues, helping them deepen their understanding of the technology, their ability to manage time, and their awareness of customer business thinking for continuous improvement and personal development
This career opportunity requires a unique blend of skills
Successful candidates will know Linux well and be proficient coders and scripters
They will have experience of low-level Linux boot, BIOS, firmware and embedded software development methodologies
They also enjoy the pace of change and diversity of client engagements with driven and ambitious technology entrepreneurs
Competitive, business-focused technologists at heart, they are also team drivers that take pride in team and company wins
About Canonical
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
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