Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, seeking an Observability Engineering Manager to lead the development of distributed tracing and service mesh products. The role involves managing a team of engineers, ensuring effective processes, and fostering a culture of high performance and accountability.
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
- Interact with a vibrant community
- Review code produced by other engineers
- Attend conferences to represent Canonical and its Observability Stack
Skills
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- A proven track record of professional experience of software delivery
- Professional software development experience, preferably with a track record in open source
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
- 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
- Experience as an engineering manager, with a track record of building great, high performance teams
- Professional Python development experience
- A working knowledge of Go
- Open source contribution experience
- Interest and experience with container technologies
- A proven understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly
- Experience designing and implementing observability solutions
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
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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