Linux Enablement - Software Engineering Manager
Pubblicato il 06-09-2026 - Canonical in Milano
Linux Enablement - Software Engineering Manager Join to apply for the Linux Enablement - Software Engineering Manager role at Canonical . La preghiamo di leggere attentamente la panoramica e i requisiti per questa possibilità di lavoro riportati di seguito. Canonical's Device Delivery Team works with tier-1 OEM and ODM customers to pre-load Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core, bringing Ubuntu directly to millions of users. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and manage the software engineering team to deliver OEM enablement projects. This environment requires excellent time management, deep Linux system knowledge, low-level debugging skills, critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and management experience.
Key responsibilities
Recruit, motivate, mentor, and enable your team to succeed in delivering quality products. Set goals with the team; prioritize tasks; identify and measure team health indicators. Maximize the results of team members and support their career growth. Coordinate with project managers, HWE, QA, and certification management. Monitor projects from kickoff to post-mortem and handle escalations. Communicate, understand, and resolve technical challenges with OEMs, ODMs, Si Ps, IHVs. Prioritize customer requests globally. Collaborate with product engineering teams (including Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, and Security). Provide leadership for methodologies, strategies, standards, tools, and best practices. Must be able to travel to the EU, USA, China, and Taiwan.
Required Skills
And Experience A Bachelor (or higher) degree in STEM, preferably in computer science or software engineering. Proven track record in technical roles with Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian.
Commitment to development and testing methodologies, and maintainable code quality. Experience with management responsibilities. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation. Commitment and energy to deliver on schedule. Strong English and Chinese language communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable
Skills
And Experience Making technical decisions for a team as a tech lead. Software architecture and design experience. Software development or operations experience with: Ubuntu - kernel and userspace, deb/snap packaging, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Containers, Python, Go, C, bash, Postgresql, Mongo, Kubernetes, Open Stack, Ceph, AI/ML. Participation in open-source development projects.
Experience with CI/CD. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world-class software and services that meet the world's computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals.
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