Engineering Manager - Build and Release Infrastructure 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: Engineering Manager - Build and Release Infrastructure 

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• At Canonical, engineering managers are first and foremost servant leaders, focused on enabling their teams to do their best work.
• Your leadership will ensure a thriving engineering culture where innovation, collaboration, and growth flourish.
• You will inspire and mentor a team of talented engineers, helping them develop their skills and achieve career growth.
• You will shape technical direction, influencing strategic decisions and ensuring the successful execution of initiatives.
• Collaboration will be at the heart of your role, working closely with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that support open-source communities.

The role entails

• Growing a high-performing engineering team in your region, fostering an environment of collaboration and technical excellence.
• Coaching, mentoring, and providing hands-on career development opportunities, ensuring engineers achieve their full potential.
• Applying sound engineering principles to solve complex challenges and directly contribute to your team’s technical goals.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across teams, management, and external partners, driving alignment and shared success.
• Spearheading the continuous development of Launchpad—the backbone for world-class software like Ubuntu.
• Leading the ongoing development of Launchpad, the infrastructure on which great software like Ubuntu is built
• Advocating and advancing modern, agile software development practices and helping develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• Cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work environment that aligns with company values.
• Working closely with the broader leadership team to shape the direction of engineering efforts.
• Enjoying the autonomy of working from home while engaging with global teams, including up to 6 weeks per year of international travel for key events.

What we are looking for in you

• You have experience driving the success of a distributed team, ensuring seamless feature delivery and robust production services at scale.
• You love to inspire, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth and have an outstanding track record of doing so.
• You have a deep technical expertise and passion to fuel innovation, enabling your team to solve complex challenges with confidence.
• You have led teams to build and ship high-quality software, pushing the boundaries of scalability and reliability.
• You have experience designing and evolving distributed systems that power mission-critical applications and future-proof infrastructure.
• You are capable of articulating ideas effectively, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders with clear, persuasive communication.
• You have a track record of driving agile methodologies, fostering adaptability, collaboration, and efficiency in a fast-moving environment.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.