Engineering Manager - App Stores

The Engineering Manager - App Stores role at Canonical leads a remote team of engineers developing Python and Golang micro‑services that power the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces.

Canonical is a leading open‑source software provider, known for Ubuntu. 1200+ colleagues across 75+ countries work in a founder‑led, profit‑making, remote‑first culture that meets in person a few times a year.

This technical management role focuses on delivering a highly scalable SaaS product that handles millions of software releases worldwide. It offers a chance to learn from Canonical’s world‑class security team and to influence engineering culture and processes.

Location
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Remote, Americas, Europe, Middle East or Africa time zones.

• Lead a remote team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands‑on career development.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders.
• Act as an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation.
• Build clean web‑service APIs to support both CLI and web front‑end clients, using Python (and optionally Golang).
• Engage with multiple teams at Canonical, the open‑source community and commercial partners.

• Experience leading modern, agile software development.
• Experience creating a healthy, collaborative engineering culture that aligns with company values.
• Demonstrable role model for sound engineering principles and direct contribution to team goals.
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.
• Strong track record of mentoring, developing and growing people.
• Depth of knowledge and passion for software development.
• Focus on timely delivery of high‑quality software.
• Value and nurture great team culture and spirit.
• Commitment to agile development methodologies.
• Experience in Python (experience in Golang is a plus).
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Practical experience with Linux system administration.

• Fully remote working environment.
• Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 per annum.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints.
• Priority Pass for travel and upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Base pay will depend on geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. Certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy ensures equity across the global workforce.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, it is one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. Canonical recruits globally and sets a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004, embracing a culture that values learning, innovation and excellence.

Seniority level
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Mid‑Senior level

Employment type
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Full‑time

Job function
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Engineering and Information Technology

Industry
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Software Development

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspective and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we give your application fair consideration.