Ubuntu Enablement - Software Engineering Manager
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Canonical's Device Delivery Team works with tier-1 OEM and ODM customers to pre-load Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Core, bringing Ubuntu directly to millions of users.
Role overview
As a Software Engineering Manager you will lead and manage the software engineering team to deliver OEM enablement projects. This fast-paced environment requires excellent time management, deep knowledge of the Linux system, low-level debugging, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and management ability.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, motivate, mentor, and enable your team to succeed in delivering quality products
- Set goals with the team; prioritize tasks, identify and measure team health indicators
- Maximise the results of team members and support their career growth
- Coordinate with project managers, HWE, QA and certification management
- Monitor projects from kickoff to post-mortem and handle escalations
- Communicate, understand,



and resolve the technical challenges with OEMs, ODMs, SiPs, IHVs
- Prioritize customer requests globally
- Collaborate with product engineering teams (including Desktop, Foundations, Kernel, and Security)
- Provide leadership for methodologies, strategies, standards, tools, and best practices
- Travel to the EU, USA, China, and Taiwan as needed (after COVID-19 restrictions lift)

Required Skills And Experience
- A Bachelor (or higher) degree in STEM, preferably computer science or software engineering
- Proven track record in technical roles with Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian
- Commitment to development and testing methodologies, and maintainable code quality
- Experience with management responsibilities
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation
- Commitment and energy to deliver on schedule
- Strong

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