This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Linux Kernel based in Switzerland.
Step into a leadership role at the intersection of software engineering, Linux kernel development, and open source technology.
You will lead a globally distributed team responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing Linux kernels across cloud, server, desktop, and IoT environments.
The role is designed for experienced senior engineers and technical leads ready to transition into formal people and project management.
You will combine strong technical judgment with mentorship, delivery ownership, and strategic team leadership.
Your work will help shape kernel reliability, security, performance, and support for a platform used across millions of systems worldwide.
You will collaborate with hardware and cloud partners as well as engineers across a highly distributed organization.
This is an opportunity to grow into engineering management while remaining closely connected to complex systems engineering and the open source ecosystem.
