Observability Engineering Manager
Canonical · Home Based - Americas; Home based - EMEA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Canonical's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Canonical's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Canonical
- high 304 stale, 1 reposted of 312 open
- Hiring momentum
- 317 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Canonical's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Canonical.
About this role
As an Observability Engineering Manager at Canonical, you will lead a distributed team focused on developing and enhancing observability tools, particularly in the areas of distributed tracing and service mesh products. Your role involves managing team processes, conducting one-on-one meetings, reviewing code, and collaborating with other engineering leaders to create an ambitious engineering roadmap. You will also represent Canonical at conferences and ensure the team maintains high performance and healthy engineering practices.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Canonical as an employer.
What you need
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Proven track record of professional experience in software delivery
- Professional software development experience, preferably with a track record in open source
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
- Professional written and spoken English
- Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
Nice to have
- Experience as an engineering manager, with a track record of building great, high performance teams
- Professional Python development experience
- A working knowledge of Go
- Open source contribution experience
- Interest and experience with container technologies
What you get
- Compensation shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
Worth weighing
- No specific salary figures mentioned
- Role requires both management and technical coding responsibilities
- Emphasis on open source experience may limit candidates from proprietary backgrounds
- Distributed team may require strong self-management skills
Summarised from Canonical's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Canonical on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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