• Application Deadline:
• Position: Engineering Manager, Sustaining Software Engineering, Worldwide


• Job Type Full Time , Remote


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

What your day will look like

• Manage and lead a distributed team of engineers


• Hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback and career development guidance to your team


• Manage shift scheduling, measuring key performance indicators (KPIs), and training


• Support timely delivery of bug fixes, patches, and other technical solutions to address business needs in a variety of technology fields, including but not limited to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Juju & MAAS


• Demonstrate the very best of Canonical in customer interactions


• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders


• Advocate and advance modern software development practices


• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company value


• Collaborate with other teams in the organisation


• Work from home with global travel up to 10% for internal and external events

What we are looking for in you

• You have interest and deep experience with three or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging


• Professional software delivery experience using C, C++, Go, Python, or similar


• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development


• Leadership experience displaying ability to organise and prioritise complex problem resolution and bug fixes


• Experience with version control systems such as git


• Experience with debugging tools such as gdb, crash or other


• Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality


• Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written


• Experience with Linux, with a preference towards Ubuntu


• Experience with Open Source and Open Source Business Models


• People management experience in a support organisation is a strong plus