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Staff Engineer, Development Lifecycle

Staff Engineer, Development Lifecycle

CanonicalWorkFromHome, Al-Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia
30+ days ago
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Lead our effort to get Ubuntu fit for applications in automotive, aerospace, industrial robotics and other highly regulated environments. Ubuntu is the world's most widely used Linux in general; we aim to make it the world's best choice for mission-critical systems in these sectors. We are investing in processes and engineering, tools and analysis, practices and people to ensure open-source software meets the demands of regulation, compliance and certification.

This is a hands-on leadership role : you will transform complex requirements into concrete outcomes, and embed engineering excellence values and practices across multiple projects and teams. You will lead and challenge engineering culture, working with teams across the organisation to bring these practices to life at every level of engineering.

You will help define Canonical's ways of working, collaborate with engineering leadership to implement continuous improvement processes, and establish qualification requirements in support of engineering quality standards. You will define methods for measuring quality and use them to shape engineering culture. You will also establish strategic relationships with external groups, committees and partners.

You will join the industrial standards team at Canonical and work closely with company-wide engineering leadership to define and deliver this vision.

Location : This role may be held anywhere in European, Middle Eastern, African or Americas regions or time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the effort to align Ubuntu with the needs of regulated industries (automotive, aerospace, industrial robotics) and other highly regulated environments.
  • Translate complex regulatory and certification demands into concrete engineering outcomes and practices.
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership to describe and implement continuous improvement processes and qualification requirements for software quality standards.
  • Define and apply metrics to measure quality and guide engineering culture and decisions.
  • Establish strategic relationships with external working groups, committees and partners.
  • Work with the industrial standards team to deliver the vision across Canonical.

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in engineering and process management in an agile environment.
  • Knowledge or certification of software quality standards such as ISO / IEC 25010 or ASPICE.
  • Experience in developing and growing people and teams.
  • Experience leading compliance and certification efforts, with understanding of stakeholder management.
  • Experience with Linux.
  • Additional skills

  • Background as a software developer.
  • Experience establishing product engineering development metrics and KPIs.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • What we offer

  • Fully remote working environment — Canonical has been remote-first since 2004.
  • Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum.
  • Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
  • Annual holiday leave and parental leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and opportunities to travel to meet colleagues at sprints or company events.
  • Priority travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
  • Our compensation philosophy aims to ensure equity across our global workforce. Base pay depends on location, experience and skills; additional benefits may apply depending on work location. Details are provided in later recruitment stages.

    About Canonical

    Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we recruit globally and uphold a high standard for excellence. Canonical has been remote-first since 2004 and offers a forward-thinking environment that challenges you to think differently and grow.

    Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

    We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience and perspective improves our environment and products. We will give every applicant fair consideration.

    Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

  • Full-time
  • Job function

  • Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

  • Software Development
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