We are looking for an engineering manager for our Ubuntu Quality Engineering team, with a mission to take Linux distro quality to a new level through automation and large:scale data analysis.As the Ubuntu Quality Engineering Manager, you must be passionate about the future of Ubuntu, mindful of the dynamics of the open source ecosystem, and equally aware of mission critical requirements. You will work closely with the various teams involved in creating Ubuntu and influence their practices to improve quality in every step of Ubuntu engineering. Your goal is to rethink the way a Linux distro approaches quality:bringing together automation, third:party analysis tooling, feedback loops from the community and user base, and our own test capabilities. Your team will monitor, develop and improve the quality of the Ubuntu System, to drive quality excellence and best devops practices among Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Containers and VM at package, system and cluster levels.As an engineering manager at Canonical your role is technical but your focus is your team. You are expected to help them grow as engineers, do important and satisfying work, and work well with colleagues and community. Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitatetechnical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.What you'll doSet and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholdersAdvocate and advance modern, agile software development practicesDevelop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practicesSetup and maintain continuous integration for all supported deliverablesDefine and monitor quality metricsDevelop a team with a culture of high quality and performanceWork from home with international travel twice per year for up to two weeksWho you areYou have a strong software engineering, Linux, and open source backgroundYour technical knowledge includes C/C++, Python programming and Shell scriptingYou have experience with data science to support data:driven quality strategiesYou have experience with quality processes and continuous integration tools and principlesYou have engineering management experience and enjoy growing peopleValued additional experienceA good understanding of Debian packaging and snaps will be valuableFamiliarity with an agile development environmentLI:Remote stack
