Software Engineering Manager - Cross-platform C++ - Multipass

ph3Software Engineering Manager - Cross-platform C++ - Multipass /h3 pJoin to apply for the bSoftware Engineering Manager - Cross-platform C++ - Multipass /b role at bCanonical /b. /p pCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring a bSoftware Engineering Manager /b to lead Multipass, the workstation mini-cloud at your fingertips. Multipass is published for macOS, Windows, and also Linux. At its simplest you can say bmultipass launch /b and you will get a new VM on your workstation. The goal is not to be a full cloud, of course. The goal is to give developers a local cloud experience on their workstation, which they can use to run builds in the background, or to try cloud appliances, or to test their own cloud deployments and cloud-init scripts, free of charge. People sometimes use it as a build farm on a shared server, for example. /p pbLocation: /b This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas. /p pThe role entails /p ul liLead a team of remote engineers /li liDevelop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands‑on career development /li liSet and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders /li liAdvocate and advance modern software development practices /li liParticipate in the engineering process through code and architectural review /li liEngage with teams at Canonical, the open source community and partners /li liWork from home with global travel for 4 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events /li /ul h3What we are looking for in you /h3 ul liYou love developing and growing people and have a strong track record of doing it /li liYou are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software /li liYou have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree /li liYou have strong written and verbal technical communication skills /li liExpertise in modern C++ development /li liCross‑platform development experience on macOS and/or Windows /li liKnowledge of hypervisor technologies such as Hyper‑V, VirtualBox, and KVM /li liOpen source experience and involvement /li /ul h3What we offer colleagues /h3 pWe consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance‑driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally. /p ul liDistributed work environment with twice‑yearly team /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr