Ubuntu Package Management - Engineering Manager

Навыки

• Коммуникация
• Лидерство
• Linux
• Ответственность за результат
• Роадмап
• Управление командой
• Автоматизация тестирования

О компании и продукте

• The Ubuntu Foundations Package Management team , as part of the broader Ubuntu Foundations organisation, develops and maintains the software management infrastructure that underpins every Ubuntu system.
• The team owns technologies at the heart of Ubuntu's software, driver, firmware, and upgrade experience, including APT, dpkg, firmware management, and driver management.
• Its mission is to provide the technologies that enable Ubuntu systems to be installed, maintained, updated, upgraded, and managed throughout their lifecycle. The team balances innovation with the stability and reliability expected from one of the world's most widely used Linux distributions.
• The team works across the full engineering lifecycle, from roadmap definition and architecture through implementation, testing, release engineering, and upstream collaboration, ensuring the continued evolution of the technologies that manage software, drivers, firmware, and upgrades across Ubuntu systems.

Задачи

• Technical Leadership
• Define the technical vision and roadmap for Ubuntu's package management and system lifecycle platform
• Participate in design reviews and key technical decisions affecting software management and system lifecycle technologies across the Ubuntu ecosystem
• Promote high standards for performance, reliability, security, and maintainability
• Team Leadership
• Lead and support a team of engineers responsible for key Ubuntu platform technologies
• Mentor and grow engineers, helping them expand their technical leadership, ownership, and organizational impact
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Delivery and Engineering Excellence
• Plan and deliver improvements across multiple Ubuntu release cycles
• Balance innovation with stability, compatibility, and long-term maintainability
• Improve test automation, release quality, and operational reliability
• Collaboration and Community
• Build strong partnerships across Ubuntu Engineering, including Release Engineering, Launchpad, Desktop, Server, Security, OEM, and Product teams
• Collaborate with Debian, upstream projects, and the Ubuntu open source community

Требования

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Strong background in software engineering and system design
• Experience leading engineering teams, including people management, coaching, and performance development
• Experience developing or operating Linux distribution technologies, package management systems, or software distribution infrastructure
• Strong understanding of systems software and operating system architecture
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a globally distributed engineering team
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Будет плюсом

• Familiarity with package repositories, archives, or release engineering processes
• Experience contributing to Debian, Ubuntu, or other open source infrastructure projects
• What Success Looks Like
• First 3 Months
• Build strong relationships with the team and stakeholders across Ubuntu Engineering
• Gain a deep understanding of Ubuntu package management, update flows, archive interactions, and release processes
• Identify key improvement opportunities in reliability, test coverage, engineering processes, and product quality
• First 6 to 12 Months
• Establish strong partnerships with stakeholders across Ubuntu Engineering, including Release Engineering, Launchpad, Desktop, Server, Security, OEM, and Product
• Grow the team and raise the overall level of engineering excellence, ownership, and technical leadership
• Improve roadmap clarity, planning, and execution across the team's portfolio
• Deliver meaningful improvements to Ubuntu's package management and system lifecycle platform

Условия

• 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
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
• Location: We have remote roles open in every time zone

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