Canonical
501-1000 employees
About Canonical
Canonical Ltd is a UK-based software company best known for developing and maintaining Ubuntu, one of the most popular open-source Linux operating systems worldwide. Founded in 2004, the company focuses on delivering open-source software solutions and services that enable enterprises and developers to build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure, IoT devices, and containerized applications. Canonical's mission is to provide accessible, secure, and scalable open-source technology that drives innovation and digital transformation across industries. The company offers a range of products including Ubuntu OS, Ubuntu Advantage support services, and tools for cloud and container orchestration, positioning itself as a leader in the open-source ecosystem.
2 months ago
Developer Relations Engineer
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Description
- As the publisher of Ubuntu, Canonical serves millions of developers building for the cloud, IoT, and data science.
- The company has created a Developer Relations team to engage directly with open source communities and developer-centric organizations, aiming to communicate their vision and gather feedback to shape their offerings.
- The Developer Relations Engineer is a technical expert, strategist, and communicator with deep empathy for developers, combining engineering skills with diplomacy.
- Responsibilities include participating in product meetings, maintaining conversations with community members across various platforms, collaborating with internal teams, solving technical problems, contributing to documentation, creating technical articles and workshops, identifying improvement opportunities, and presenting at conferences and meetups.
- The ideal candidate is a passionate programmer with Linux experience, hands-on knowledge of Linux software packaging, contributions to open source, engaging presentation skills, and the ability to work tactfully with diverse stakeholders.
- Additional skills include prior developer advocacy experience and familiarity with Ubuntu and Canonical products.
- Canonical offers a distributed work environment, a personal learning budget, annual compensation reviews, benefits like holiday leave, parental leave, employee assistance, and travel opportunities.
- Canonical is a remote-first, open source pioneer committed to diversity and excellence.
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Requirements
- A programmer or developer with a demonstrable passion for and engagement in open-source software
- Worked with real-world challenges developing and deploying software using Linux
- 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
- Contributed to open-source communities, software, and documentation
- Engaging, vivacious speaker and presenter
- Able to work effectively, tactfully, empathetically, and confidently with diverse perspectives
- Builds trust, relationships, and confidence
- Willing to travel globally twice a year for company and partner events
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Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- 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 to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events