Engineering Manager - Public Cloud Python Golang
Dubai, Dubai, UAE/Dubai
Listed on 2026-03-13
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Job Description
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly in person at interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.
We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a team that works closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world‑class cloud partners to optimise Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Your team builds, tests and publishes the base Ubuntu images used by millions to ensure optimal performance and security in their cloud estate, delivering the best public cloud VM experience, as well as specialised images for specific purposes on each cloud.
You will represent the team in direct partner engagement and be responsible for the stability and functionality that our cloud users expect.
- Build and lead a team of engineers across similar time zones.
- Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands‑on career development.
- Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team’s goals.
- Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders.
- Lead modern, agile software development practices.
- Ensure 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.
- Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines.
- Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open‑source community and commercial partners.
- Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events.
- You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it.
- You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
- You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high‑quality software.
- You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies.
- You have a bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
- Software development experience in Python or Golang.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Practical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS.
- Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Annual compensation review.
- Recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.
We expect excellence; to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.
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.
Job details:
Role Level: Mid‑Level, Work Type:
Full‑Time, Country:
United Arab Emirates, City:
Dubai, Company Website: , Job Function:
Engineering, Industry: Software Development.
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