Remote Open Source Community Engineer

Canonical Ltd.; Zürich; Remote; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed team with in-person sprint

Learning budget USD 2000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Community Engineer to design and scale initiatives that empower the Ubuntu and broader open source communities. You will collaborate with developers, engineers, and marketing teams to align community work with Canonical’s goals.

You will engage with volunteers across Discourse, Matrix, and social channels, sharing content and coordinating events. This is a fully remote role with global reach and opportunities to travel for key events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with open source communities and Linux ecosystems.
• Clear public record of talks, blog posts, or GitHub activity.
• Experience collaborating with developers and community volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute and scale community initiatives and programs.
• Collaborate with Developer Relations, product, marketing, and engineering teams.
• Engage Ubuntu and Canonical communities via forums, events and social channels.
• Travel 2–4 weeks for internal and external events, as needed.
• Lead cross-disciplinary programs from conception to launch.

Skills

Open source communities

Linux

Developer tools

Community management

Software development

Public record of accomplishments

Ubuntu interests

DevOps

Communication skills

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Discourse

Matrix

GitHub

Git

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Community Engineer to design and scale initiatives that empower the Ubuntu and broader open source communities. You will collaborate with developers, engineers, and marketing teams to align community work with Canonical’s goals.

You will engage with volunteers across Discourse, Matrix, and social channels, sharing content and coordinating events. This is a fully remote role with global reach and opportunities to travel for key events.