Engineering Manager - App Stores

Home Based - Worldwide🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-29

Core

Lead a remote team of engineers developing Python and Golang micro-services that power the global Snap Store and Charmhub.io software distribution engine.

Role type

Senior Engineering Manager (Technical Lead)

Builds

Highly scalable SaaS product (Snap Store/Charmhub.io) and clean web service APIs for CLI and web frontend clients

Domain

Open Source Software, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Distribution

Required skills

Technical leadership, team coaching and mentoring, agile software development, Python, Linux system administration, architectural leadership, code reviews

Preferred skills

Golang, open-source community engagement, commercial partner collaboration

Technologies

Python, Golang, Linux

Responsibilities

Lead a remote team of engineers, develop talent through coaching and feedback, set expectations with stakeholders, build clean web service APIs, collaborate with other teams and the open-source community

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management 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