Developer Relations Engineer

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to join their new Developer Relations team. This role combines technical expertise with strategic communication skills to engage with open source communities and developer-centric organizations. The ideal candidate will have deep empathy for developers, practical engineering skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across organizational boundaries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to product management team meetings
• Maintain conversations with developer community members
• Engage on IRC, social media, product forums, and meet-ups
• Collaborate across Canonical teams
• Solve specific technical problems identified by users or colleagues
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Work on technical articles, presentations, and workshops
• Identify new opportunities in developer experience
• Present at conferences, meetups, and technical events

Requirements:

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM (or equivalent experience)
• Demonstrable engagement in open-source software
• Experience with Linux software packaging (deb, rpm, or snap)
• Contributor to open-source communities, software, and documentation
• Engaging speaker and presenter
• Effective, tactful, and empathetic communicator
• Result-oriented with a drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events (up to two weeks each)
• Additional travel for upstream and industry events

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 and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Canonical is a remote-first company since 2004, offering a challenging and innovative work environment. They are committed to fostering diversity and providing equal opportunities for all candidates.