Open Source DevRel Engineer & Community Builder

Canonical; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed remote work with in-person

USD 2,000 learning budget per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel to team locations

Travel upgrades and Priority Pass

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to blend engineering depth with developer advocacy across Ubuntu and the Canonical ecosystem. You will help drive tooling, docs, and experiences that developers rely on, while representing Canonical at events and in communities.

This remote role requires a strong open-source background, hands-on Linux packaging experience, and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Programmer or developer with open-source engagement.
• Experience developing and deploying software using Linux.
• Hands-on Linux packaging experience (Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers).
• Contributed to open-source communities and documentation.
• Engaging, vivacious speaker and presenter.
• Able to work tactfully and confidently with diverse stakeholders.
• Willing to travel globally twice a year for events.

Responsibilities

• 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, meetups or technical events

Skills

Open-source passion

Linux packaging

Public speaking

Community engagement

Tools

Snaps packaging

Debs packaging

Charms packaging

Rocks packaging

PIP packaging

Containers

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to blend engineering depth with developer advocacy across Ubuntu and the Canonical ecosystem. You will help drive tooling, docs, and experiences that developers rely on, while representing Canonical at events and in communities.

This remote role requires a strong open-source background, hands-on Linux packaging experience, and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.