Ubuntu Engineering Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Jobgether is seeking an Ubuntu Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams in Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is responsible for building and evolving one of the world’s most widely used open-source platforms. The role requires 5-10 years of experience in a relevant engineering leadership capacity.

Role Overview

The Ubuntu Engineering Manager combines technical leadership, people management, and hands-on engineering expertise to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable software solutions. This position offers the opportunity to influence the future of Linux development while collaborating with a global community of engineers and open-source contributors. Working in a distributed environment, the manager will guide technical strategy, mentor engineers, and drive execution across critical platform areas, shaping engineering culture and improving developer experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineering teams focused on improving Linux user and developer experiences.
• Own technical roadmaps, execution plans, and delivery outcomes, aligning engineering work with broader product strategy.
• Guide architecture decisions, software development practices, code reviews, and engineering standards.
• Build and maintain high-quality, performant software using technologies such as Rust, Go, Python, Flutter, or C/C++.
• Support engineers through coaching, mentoring, technical feedback, and career development.
• Collaborate with product teams, engineering leaders, and external stakeholders to define priorities and deliver impactful solutions.
• Drive planning, estimation, execution, and continuous improvement across engineering initiatives.
• Contribute to upstream open-source projects and encourage community collaboration.
• Improve technical documentation and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, innovation, and collaboration within distributed teams.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering complex software projects.
• Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience in languages such as Rust, Go, Python, Flutter, or C/C++.
• Experience managing engineers while remaining close to technical decisions and development processes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical initiatives from planning through delivery.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering principles, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Passion for open-source software and experience contributing to or working with open-source communities.
• Experience with Linux systems, including desktop or server environments, distributions, package management, or system administration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Professional written and spoken English proficiency.
• Results-oriented mindset with strong ownership and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.

Desired Attributes

• Experience with software packaging, distribution mechanisms, security engineering, or performance optimization.
• Academic excellence in Computer Science, STEM, or a comparable technical background.

Compensation and Work Environment

This full-time position offers competitive compensation with a variable component. The role operates within a distributed team environment, requiring the ability and willingness to travel internationally for team gatherings several times per year.