Remote Open Source Community Architect

Canonical Ltd.; Greater London; Remote; GBP 64,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development预算USD

Annual compensation review

Employee Assistance Program

Travel opportunities for events

Maternity and paternity leave

Holiday leave

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Community Engineer to build and scale open source community initiatives. You will design, execute and lead multi-disciplinary programs, working with Developer Relations engineers, product managers, and external partners to foster a thriving Ubuntu ecosystem.

The role is remote, globally distributed, with opportunities to travel and speak at events, contribute to open source projects, and shape community engagement strategies across Canonical and the wider Linux community.

Qualifications

• Experience with developer tools and open source projects.
• Clear public record of accomplishments (talks, blog posts, GitHub, X, etc.).
• Experience with Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, DevOps, software development, testing and QA, package management, container technology.
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of objectives.

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; more travel possible.
• 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

DevOps

Public speaking

Community advocacy

Ubuntu/Linux

Project management

Communication

GitHub/X posts

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Community Engineer to build and scale open source community initiatives. You will design, execute and lead multi-disciplinary programs, working with Developer Relations engineers, product managers, and external partners to foster a thriving Ubuntu ecosystem.

The role is remote, globally distributed, with opportunities to travel and speak at events, contribute to open source projects, and shape community engagement strategies across Canonical and the wider Linux community.