Job description
Job details
- Location: Western Australia, Australia
- Work mode: Remote
- Employment type: Full-time (Not an internship)
- Salary: AUD 200 - 250 per year
Role overview
Canonical is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Sustaining Engineering to lead a dedicated team in maintaining and improving open source software. In this leadership role, you will oversee the stability and long-term viability of critical operating systems and software components, ensuring high quality for global enterprise customers.
Job details
This is a Full-time position based in Western Australia, Australia. The role is offered as a Remote opportunity. This is not an internship. The salary range for this position is 200 AUD to 250 AUD per unit as specified in the listing.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers focused on sustaining engineering tasks.
- Manage the lifecycle of software patches and stability updates for enterprise releases.
- Coordinate with product management to prioritize bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Oversee the technical quality and reliability of open source software distributions.
- Implement efficient workflows for tracking and resolving long-term support issues.
Requirements
- Proven experience in software engineering management or technical leadership roles.
- Strong background in Linux operating systems and open source development.
- Ability to manage distributed teams in a remote-first environment.
- Experience with sustaining engineering or long-term support (LTS) release cycles.
- Excellent communication skills for coordinating across global technical teams.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on globally impactful open source projects.
- Flexible remote work environment.
- Competitive salary package in AUD.
- Professional growth within a leading software company.
Keywords
Software Engineering ManagementSustaining EngineeringOpen SourceUbuntuLinuxSDLCEnterprise SoftwareTechnical Leadership