About Canonical

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's leading open-source operating system powering enterprise innovation in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering, and IoT. As a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, Canonical employs over 1200 colleagues across more than 80 countries, with very few office-based roles. Teams align on strategy through in-person meetings two to four times a year in exciting global locations. Founder-led and profitable, Canonical continues to grow, serving top public cloud providers, silicon leaders, and industry giants.

Role Overview

Canonical seeks an Engineering Manager for its Commercial Systems unit, comprising six collaborative engineering teams at the core of the company's business. Opportunities exist in specialized teams: Billing (Golang-based scalable billing service), Business Systems (NetSuite, Salesforce integration), Data Governance (data mesh with Trino and Ranger), and Livepatch (kernel patching for security). This home-based role in EMEA offers accountability for internal product development, high engineering standards, and driving team excellence in open-source solutions supporting Canonical's expansion.

Key Responsibilities

As Engineering Manager, you will take full ownership of an internal product's design and development. Lead a team of software engineers, fostering their growth and capabilities. Continuously seek enhancements to processes, designs, and solutions. Deeply understand business needs to maximize impact, ensuring reliable, scalable services that integrate with engineering, business, and payment systems. Deliver exceptional results in domains like billing, data governance, business operations, or Livepatch security services.

Team-Specific Focus

• Billing Team: Develop Golang services for metrics-to-billing, customer spend visibility, and integrations.
• Business Systems Team: Manage NetSuite, Salesforce; implement compliant business processes.
• Data Governance Team: Enable secure data access via data mesh, using Trino and Ranger.
• Livepatch Team: Build Golang client/backend for live kernel patching, emphasizing reliability.

Qualifications & Requirements

We seek candidates with an exceptional academic track record from high school and university, plus an undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling alternative path. Demonstrate a history of exceeding expectations for outstanding results. Proficiency in software development using high-level languages like Golang, Python, or Java is essential. Professional English skills with excellent presentation abilities are required, alongside a result-oriented mindset, personal drive to meet commitments, and willingness to travel internationally twice yearly for up to two-week company events.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Performance engineering and SRE experience
• Data governance, engineering, or science background
• Accounting, sales, or sales operations exposure

Benefits & Perks

Enjoy a fully remote, home-based role in EMEA within a remote-first culture. Collaborate with global talent on Ubuntu and open-source innovations. Benefit from Canonical's profitability and growth trajectory. Participate in inspiring offsites worldwide. Access professional development to advance your career and your team's skills. Work with cutting-edge technologies in secure, scalable systems central to enterprise open-source leadership.

Career Growth

At Canonical, Engineering Managers thrive by continuously developing skills and those of their reports. High accountability and engineering quality standards position you for impact in a growing company. Opportunities span billing innovation, business systems mastery, data democratization, and security reliability. Leverage Ubuntu's ecosystem to build expertise in cloud, AI, IoT, and beyond, with clear paths to leadership in open-source engineering.

Why Join Canonical

Join a founder-led innovator shaping open-source futures. Ubuntu powers breakthrough initiatives for global leaders. Canonical's distributed model offers flexibility, while its profitability ensures stability. Contribute to products like Livepatch that shrink security exploit windows or data governance that unlocks insights. Be part of a culture valuing drive, excellence, and collaboration across 80+ countries.

Role FAQs

Q: Is this role remote? Yes, fully home-based in EMEA.

Q: What teams can I lead? Billing, Business Systems, Data Governance, Livepatch, or similar in Commercial Systems.

Q: What travel is required? International trips twice yearly, up to two weeks for strategy alignment.

Q: What tech stack is used? Golang, Python, Java; tools like Trino, Ranger, NetSuite, Salesforce.

Q: Is Canonical profitable? Yes, founder-led and growing steadily.

Q: How does Canonical support open source? Ubuntu is central, with teams pioneering enterprise solutions.