Engineering Manager - App Stores

Role overview

Engineering Manager – App Stores (technical management)

You will lead a team developing Python and Go (Golang) micro-services that power Canonical’s global software distribution engine and marketplaces (Snap Store and Charmhub.io). The system models software distribution concepts such as architectures, releases, betas, release candidates, stable releases, and branches.

Responsibilities

• Lead a remote team of engineers in your time zone
• Coach and develop talent via mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
• Drive effective execution: keep the team focused, productive, and unblocked
• Contribute technically through code reviews and architectural leadership
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers, product managers, and architects to produce an engineering roadmap
• Ensure healthy engineering practices, including documentation, quality, and performance optimization
• Foster a positive culture and reflect regularly with the team on strategy and execution
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to set and manage expectations

Requirements

• Fluency in the team’s programming language, architecture, and components
• Technical strength to participate in code review and architecture while primarily managing and developing the team
• Commitment to tests for reliability and velocity
• Ability to facilitate delivery and maintain fair, clear, high-performing management

Nice-to-haves

• Experience leading engineering for highly scalable SaaS systems (large-scale update/load scenarios)
• Collaboration with or exposure to security practices and teams

Location / remote policy

• May be based remotely in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, or Africa time zones.