This is a technical management role to lead a team that develops Python and Golang micro-services that power our global software distribution engine. The world sees it as the Snap Store and Charmhub.io marketplaces, behind the scenes it is a unified system that understands key concepts in software distribution - architectures, releases, betas, release candidates, stable releases, branches and more.

Responsibilities

Lead a remote team of engineers in your time zone
Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders

Languages

Work format: Remote
Seniority: Lead
Posted: 22 Sept 2026
Last verified: In the last 3 days

Required

Good experience in leading modern, agile software development practices
Software development experience in Python
Practical experience with Linux system administration

Nice to have

Experience in Golang in addition to that would be a big plus
Effective written and verbal communication skills

Canonical

The company behind Ubuntu, hiring home-based roles worldwide.

Open-source software (Ubuntu)

Founded in 2004

London, UK

1001-5000 employees

canonical.com

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