Developer Relations Engineer

Canonical; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Performance bonus

Learning budget

Yearly compensation review

Travel to events

Distributed/remote work environment

Zusammenfassung

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, seeks a Developer Relations Engineer to blend engineering, strategy and developer communication across open source communities. You'll engage with Linux users, contribute to docs, talks, and workshops while building trust and guiding product direction.

In a distributed team across time zones, you’ll participate in meetings, engage with communities online and at events, and occasionally travel globally for company and partner events.

Qualifikationen

• Open source engagement
• Linux familiarity
• Public speaking and presentations
• Community building
• Linux packaging awareness

Aufgaben

• Participate in team product meetings from strategy to daily development progress
• Engage with developer communities via IRC, social media, forums, and meetups
• Collaborate with internal teams to establish common approaches
• Solve technical problems raised by users or colleagues
• Contribute to technical documentation and developer-focused articles or workshops
• Identify opportunities to improve developer experience and product directions
• Present at conferences, meetups or technical events

Jobbeschreibung

As the publisher of Ubuntu we serve millions of developers, building for the cloud, IoT and data science. We aim to make open source easier and more reliable for innovators and enterprises.

We have created a new Developer Relations team to engage directly with open source communities and developer-centric organisations. We hope both to communicate our vision and products for better open source development experiences, and also to have a better feedback loop from those audiences to shape our offerings and priorities.

A Developer Relations Engineer is a technical expert, strategist and communicator with deep empathy for developers. This discipline combines practical engineering skills with firm diplomacy across organisational boundaries, in both directions. Like our audience, a Developer Relations Engineer is never satisfied with the status quo, and is driven by an insatiable curiosity to find better ways to get things done. They are problem-solvers and inventors, who understand people's needs and love the way that tools can be adapted to meet them. They stay current with tech trends and provide insights and guidance while fostering innovation.

Location: we are building our initial DevRel team in Europe, Middle East, African and American time zones

What your day will look like

In a typical day, a developer relations engineer might:

• take part in team product meetings, at levels from strategy to day-by-day development progress, contributing insight and expertise
• maintain conversations with developer community members wherever they may be found - IRC, social media, product forums, meet‑ups and more
• work with colleagues in other teams in the company, as part of efforts to help establish commonality and consistent approaches
• help solve specific technical problems that users or colleagues have identified
• contribute to technical documentation to ensure that developer users' needs are met there
• work on technical articles, presentations or workshops
• identify new opportunities and directions for improvement in the developer experience we provide
• present at conferences, meet‑ups or technical events

What we are looking for in you

A strong candidate

• is a programmer or developer with a demonstrable passion for and engagement in open-source software
• has worked with real-world challenges developing and deploying software using Linux
• has practical hands‑on experience of Linux software packaging (including Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers)
• understands current software packing issues and trends in the Linux ecosystem
• has been a contributor to open-source communities, software and documentation
• is an engaging, vivacious speaker and presenter
• can work effectively, tactfully, empathetically and confidently in contexts where different parties have different perspectives, needs and understanding
• builds trust, relationships and confidence
• is willing to travel globally twice a year for company events, as well as to upstream and partner events

Additional skills that you might also bring

• previous experience in a developer advocacy or community role
• in‑depth familiarity with Ubuntu and the Canonical ecosystem of products

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance‑driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since !
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2, per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events