Systems Integrations Engineering Manager at Canonical Nigeria (Remote)

Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Systems Integrations Engineering Manager

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are looking for an engineering manager with prior software engineering experience, who strives for the highest engineering quality, seeks improvements, continuously develops their skills, and applies them at work. 
• This is an exciting opportunity to work with many popular software systems, integrations technologies, and exciting open source solutions.

What your day will look like

• Lead, mentor, and hire a team of software engineers
• Design and deliver engineering solutions leveraging Go, Python, and open source tools such as Airbyte and Temporal
• Seek improvements to established processes, designs, and engineering solutions
• Partner with business customers to understand their data and integrations needs

What we are looking for in you

• Experience as a software developer in Python
• Excellent understanding of integration patterns
• Experience as a hands-on engineering manager or a team lead
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders, remain highly motivated, productive, and organized in a fully remote environment
• Ability to travel to international destinations for one week at a time, approximately 2-4 times per year. Locations prior to the global pandemic included New York, Seattle, London, Cape Town, Budapest, Berlin, Montreal, and Brussels

Additional skills that you might also bring:

• Experience as a software developer in a high-level language - preferably Go
• Experience in a business role such as sales, finance, or operations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related engineering field

What we offer colleagues

• We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.