Engineering Manager- Ceph & Distributed Storage

Engineering Manager – Ceph & Distributed Storage – Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to enterprises worldwide. Our flagship platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We are founder‑led, profitable, and growing, with more than 1,200 colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. Our goal is to make Ceph easy to install, manage and use – from large enterprise data center installations to half‑rack edge sites. We believe distributed storage shouldn’t be hard.

• Lead a team building a Ceph‑focused software‑defined storage solution.
• Build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers.
• Develop the team through coaching, mentoring and feedback.
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles by directly contributing toward the 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 organization.
• Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events.

• Software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience.
• Experience operating scale‑out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph.
• Passion for embracing new technologies and pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
• Track record of developing people and driving team growth.
• Strong interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure everywhere.
• Knowledge and passion about software development.
• Experience leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers toward delivering timely, high‑quality software.
• Solid experience working in an agile development environment.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

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

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