Engineering Manager - App Stores

Role overview

You will lead a technical engineering team that builds Python and Go micro-services powering Canonical’s global software distribution engine. The platform enables software marketplace experiences such as the Snap Store and Charmhub, managing key distribution concepts like architectures, releases, betas, release candidates, and stable releases.

Responsibilities

• Lead a remote team of engineers within your time zone
• Drive engineering delivery by keeping the team focused, productive, and unblocked
• Coach and mentor engineers via hands-on development, feedback, and career growth
• Perform technical work as a leader, including code review and architectural leadership
• Collaborate with engineering managers, product managers, and architects to produce an engineering roadmap
• Manage expectations and coordinate with other teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Promote healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality, and performance optimization
• Contribute positively to team culture and strategy/execution through regular reflection