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CanonicalDevices & IOT Field Engineering Manager (Americas)
Canonical is hiring a manager for its embedded Linux field engineering work, leading a regional group of field engineers in the Americas. The position is full-time…
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Canonical is hiring a manager for its embedded Linux field engineering work, leading a regional group of field engineers in the Americas. The position is full-time and remote. The manager must reside in one of three regions, Americas, EMEA or APAC, because the team covers only a few time zones. The group works on pre-sales and professional services, guiding customers through solution architecture, design and delivery. The company's embedded goal…
Job Description
Canonical is hiring a manager for its embedded Linux field engineering work, leading a regional group of field engineers in the Americas. The position is full-time and remote. The manager must reside in one of three regions, Americas, EMEA or APAC, because the team covers only a few time zones. The group works on pre-sales and professional services, guiding customers through solution architecture, design and delivery.
The company's embedded goal is to help organisations run fleets of securely connected devices. Ubuntu Core, along with long-term support and secure update tooling, underpins that work. Customers build demanding control systems, gateways and appliances, and Canonical wants to extend this level of security to consumer electronics.
The manager leads and develops engineers at every level from graduate to senior, sets goals and drives progress, works with the leadership group, champions engineering standards, and provides coaching and career feedback. The manager also speaks for the team to partners, stakeholders and customers, measures team health, and relays market insight to product and engineering. The listing expects strong Linux knowledge, including Yocto and Debian or Ubuntu experience, the ability to lead a small team, and experience working with customers. Travel is part of the job, usually twice a year for events that can run up to two weeks. Experience with real-time operating systems, other languages, and remote-first distributed organisations is welcome.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team of field engineers covering pre-sales and professional services
- Set and drive progress toward agreed goals and projects
- Work with the leadership group and champion engineering excellence
- Coach, mentor and provide career development feedback
- Present the team to stakeholders, partners and customers
- Feed market insight back to product and engineering
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in computer science, or a strong account of an unconventional path
- Deep embedded Linux experience, including Yocto or similar
- Substantial Linux experience with Debian or Ubuntu preferred
- Demonstrated ability to lead a small group
- Hands-on experience engaging customers
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Clear skill in showing how technology benefits a business
- A readiness to learn quickly and to stay humble about it
- Travel abroad twice a year for events lasting up to two weeks
Qualifications
- RTOS experience
- Additional programming and spoken languages
- Prior work inside a geographically dispersed organisation that values diversity
Core Skills
Benefits
- Remote working with two in-person team sprints each year
- Annual learning allowance of USD 2,000
- Annual pay review and recognition awards
- Annual holiday leave and maternity and paternity leave
- Team member assistance scheme and wellness platform
- Chances to visit new locations, plus Priority Pass lounge access and upgrades on long-haul trips
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does the manager need to be located?
The role is globally remote, but the manager must be based in the Americas, EMEA or APAC region to lead a team within one geography.
What management experience is required?
The posting asks for the ability to lead a small team, coach engineers and deliver against goals and projects.
What salary does the role offer?
The posting does not state a salary. It says base pay depends on location, experience, knowledge and skills.
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