Engineering Manager – Data Platform At Canonical

What your day will look like
You will lead a team building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines
You will hire, coach, mentor, provide feedback, and lead your team by example
You will demonstrate sound engineering skill by directly contributing code when needed
Effectively set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
Advocate modern, agile software development practices
Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
Ensure that your team delivers excellent products that users love by maintaining a culture of quality and engineering excellence
Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with the company's values.
Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization
Work from home with global travel twice yearly, for internal events of one or two weeks duration

What we are looking for in you
A software engineering background, preferably with Python and Golang experience
Experience running in production and at scale, preferably Big Data or MySQL
Excellent judgement about people – their motivations, abilities, developmental needs, and prospects for success
Proven ability to build high-quality, open-source software
Proven to drive good engineering practices around performance and quality
An open-minded attitude to new technologies and the drive to push the boundaries of what is possible
The ambition to build products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere
Love developing and growing people and have a track record of doing it
Knowledgeable and passionate about software development