Devices & IOT Field Engineering Manager
Canonical · Engineering · Lead · 1mo ago
Open to candidates across Americas, EMEA, APAC.
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Open to candidates across Americas, EMEA, APAC.
“This is a globally remote role, running a team in one of three Geos, Americas, EMEA or APAC. You will therefore need to be located in one of those three Geos to manage that specific team that spans few timezones from you”
Over 1,200 colleagues across 75+ countries, organized into Americas, EMEA, and APAC regional teams.
- Async-first
- The listing doesn't promise async-first working.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- $2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
- Annual retreat
- Twice-yearly in-person team sprints in international locations.
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About the role
As an Embedded Linux Field Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow a regionally focused team of Field Engineers who assist customers with solution architecture, design, and delivery across IoT and embedded Linux solutions. You will blend people leadership with technical expertise, guiding engineers through presales and professional services while championing engineering excellence and driving customer success.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Field Engineers ranging from graduate to senior levels across presales and professional services.
- Plan and drive progress on agreed goals and customer projects while partnering with Canonical leadership.
- Develop and champion engineering excellence, disciplined processes, and best organizational practices.
- Solve complex customer challenges by promoting Canonical technologies as a trusted advisor.
- Provide critical customer and market feedback to internal Product and Engineering teams.
What you bring
- Extensive experience with embedded Linux (such as Yocto) and Linux distributions (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
- Demonstrated ability and experience managing and coaching technical engineering teams.
- Experience engaging directly with enterprise customers on technical architectures and solutions.
- Exceptional academic track record with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or equivalent background.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
- Ability to travel internationally up to twice a year for team sprints lasting up to two weeks.
About Canonical
Canonical is the pioneering software firm behind Ubuntu, one of the world's most widely adopted operating systems for public cloud, AI, and IoT. Operating as a distributed company since 2004, Canonical employs over 1,200 people across 75+ countries.
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