Engineering Manager - Python and K8s

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. They are hiring an Engineering Manager - Python and K8s who will lead a team focused on productising business workloads and transforming the internal IS team into an extension of the product engineering capability at Canonical.

Responsibilities:

• You'll lead a team focused on productising business workloads
• You will build and manage a regional team of engineers
• You'll develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
• You will demonstrate sound engineering 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
• Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events

Requirements:

• Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations
• Software engineering background with proven Python experience
• Experience developing Python frameworks and understanding the importance of stable consumable APIs
• Interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Passionate about software development
• Experience in technical leadership and team management
• Ability to set reasonable schedules based on considered estimates
• Ability to manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders
• Ability to advance modern, agile software development practices
• Ability to maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence
• Ability to grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture
• Ability to contribute directly toward team goals
• Ability to coach, mentor, and provide feedback to team members