Engineering Manager - Data Platform

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead teams building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines, covering Big Data and MySQL databases.

Role type

Senior Engineering Manager (Data Platform)

Builds

Multi-cloud and on-premise data solutions, distributed systems, and data stores

Domain

Cloud infrastructure, Big Data, Relational Databases

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Golang, Big Data, MySQL, Kubernetes, team leadership, hiring, coaching, mentorship, open-source software development, engineering practices, performance optimization

Preferred skills

Spark, Superset, open-source community contribution, agile software development

Technologies

Python, Golang, Kubernetes, Spark, Superset, MySQL

Responsibilities

Lead team building scalable data solutions for Kubernetes and cloud machines, hire and coach team members, directly contribute code when needed, set expectations with stakeholders, advocate modern engineering practices, maintain culture of quality and engineering excellence, collaborate with other leaders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work s