Engineering Director, Devices Software Engineering

Canonical
Taiwan
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Planning","Stakeholder management"]

Lead the strategy and execution for quality coordination and integration testing of Ubuntu hardware stacks, spanning PC, server and IoT devices. Drive quality processes from ground up, mentor engineering managers, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust hardware enablement for ARM, RISC-V, and x86 architectures while shaping the certification program and lab testing efforts.

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1 year ago

Engineering Director, Devices Software Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead the strategy and execution for quality coordination and integration testing of Ubuntu hardware stacks, spanning PC, server and IoT devices. Drive quality processes from ground up, mentor engineering managers, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust hardware enablement for ARM, RISC-V, and x86 architectures while shaping the certification program and lab testing efforts.
Location: Taiwan
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage, mentor and grow software engineering teams addressing hardware enablement quality assurance and testing
  • •Lead the OEM QA Engineering team activity, including planning and management of overall quality strategy, improving automated test capability, and testing Ubuntu Desktop and Core
  • •Oversee test result triage, bug creation, and drive continuous improvement to improve quality and reliability of Ubuntu
  • •Develop engineering managers and maintain Canonical culture, and hire staff level engineers for performance and quality roles
  • •Identify and measure indicators of team health and productivity, implement rigorous engineering processes, and set benchmark goals for speed and quality

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Learning BudgetRemote WorkHealth InsurancePensionAnnual BonusPaid LeaveTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or equivalent demonstrated experience
Experience:Open sourceLinuxEmbeddedIoTHardware
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationPlanningStakeholder management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LinuxDebianUbuntuARMRISC-VX86TestingBenchmarking

Company Brief

Canonical
Develops and maintains Ubuntu, a leading open-source Linux distribution, and provides cloud, IoT, and enterprise support, tooling, and services to enable deployment, management, and security of infrastructure and applications.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2004
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