Engineering Manager – Ceph & Distributed Storage

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the worlds leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with over 1,200 colleagues in more than 75 countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for Ceph & Distributed Storage. The world creates more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day! We help teams store data on open source storage on commodity hardware—safely, cheaply, and simply. Our goal is to make Ceph easy to install, manage, and use—from large enterprise data center installations to half-rack edge sites. Distributed storage shouldnt be hard; to meet increasing demand, it must be easier than ever. We have a range of tools to solve the problem and are excited to make distributed Ceph easy enough that everyone does it.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a team building a Ceph‑focused software‑defined storage solution.
• Build and manage a globally distributed team of engineers.
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
• Contribute toward your team’s goals by demonstrating sound engineering principles.
• Set reasonable schedules based on consideration and receive feedback for improvement.
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• Advance modern, agile software development practices.
• Maintain a culture of quality and engineering excellence.
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values.
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organization.
• Work from home with global travel up to 20% for internal and external events.

Who You Are

• Software engineering background, preferably with Python and C++ experience.
• Experience operating scale‑out storage clusters on Linux in production environments, preferably with Ceph.
• Passion for new technologies and pushing boundaries.
• Drive to grow people, with a track record of mentoring and coaching software developers.
• Interest in building products that improve how people operate software and infrastructure worldwide.
• Strong knowledge and passion for software development.
• Experience leading, managing, coaching, and mentoring developers toward timely, high‑quality software delivery.
• Solid experience in an agile development environment.

Employment Details

Seniority level: Mid–Senior.

Employment type: Full‑time.

Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading 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 globally and set very high standards for people joining the company. Most colleagues work from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future that will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we give your application fair consideration.