Join our Team as a Developer Relations Engineer
We are seeking a highly skilled Developer Relations Engineer to join our team.
As the publisher of Ubuntu, we serve millions of developers, building for the cloud, IoT, and data science.
Our goal is 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 organizations.
The ideal candidate will be a technical expert, strategist, and communicator with deep empathy for developers.
Responsibilities:
- Take part in team product meetings, contributing insight and expertise
- Maintain conversations with developer community members
- Work with colleagues to establish commonality and consistent approaches
- Help solve specific technical problems
- Contribute to technical documentation
- Work on technical articles, presentations, or workshops
- Identify new opportunities for improvement in the developer experience
- Present at conferences, meetups, or technical events
Requirements:
- A strong passion for and engagement in open-source software
- Experience developing and deploying software using Linux
- Practical hands-on experience with Linux software packaging
- Understanding of current software packaging issues and trends in the Linux ecosystem
- Contributor to open-source communities, software, and documentation
- An engaging and effective speaker and presenter
- Able to work effectively in contexts with different perspectives and needs
Additional Skills:
- Previous experience in a developer advocacy or community role
- In-depth familiarity with Ubuntu and the Canonical ecosystem of products
What We Offer:
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of experience, perspectives, and background.
We foster a workplace free from discrimination and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
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