Remote Open Source Community Engineer

Canonical Ltd.; Madrid; Remote; EUR 81,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Biannual in-person sprints

Learning budget USD 2000

Compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual leave

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Travel opportunities

Travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Community Engineer to empower Ubuntu and open source projects at scale. This fully remote role spans global time zones, emphasizes developer advocacy, and collaborates with engineering, product, and marketing to align community work with Canonical plans.

You will engage volunteer contributors, publish technical content, and represent Canonical at events. The role rewards curiosity, leadership in communities, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary programs from

Qualifications

• Experience with developer tools and open source projects.
• Clear public record of accomplishments (talks, blog posts, GitHub, X, etc.)
• Interest and experience with Ubuntu Linux, DevOps, software development, testing and QA, package management, container technology
• Ability to work autonomously and own objectives as needed
• Experience with open source communities and volunteer workflows

Responsibilities

• Write high quality content to promote and support community initiatives.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions to community problems
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
• Nurture community contributions to Ubuntu
• Engage with the Ubuntu community through Discourse, Matrix, social media, conferences, etc.
• Represent Ubuntu via speaking engagements at events and conferences
• Support the engagement by Canonical teams into the open source ecosystem

Skills

Open source

Developer tools

Public portfolio

Autonomous work

Community management

Communication skills

Ubuntu experience

Tools

Discourse

Matrix

Social media

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Community Engineer to empower Ubuntu and open source projects at scale. This fully remote role spans global time zones, emphasizes developer advocacy, and collaborates with engineering, product, and marketing to align community work with Canonical plans.

You will engage volunteer contributors, publish technical content, and represent Canonical at events. The role rewards curiosity, leadership in communities, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary programs from