Developer Relations Engineer - Canonical

About the Role

As a Developer Relations Engineer at Canonical, you will act as a technical expert, strategist, and communicator. You will bridge the gap between our engineering teams and the global open-source community, ensuring our products meet the needs of developers while fostering innovation.

What You Will Do

• Community Engagement: Maintain active conversations across IRC, social media, forums, and meet-ups.
• Technical Advocacy: Create technical articles, presentations, and workshops to showcase our vision.
• Product Feedback: Participate in strategy and development meetings to provide insights from the developer community.
• Problem Solving: Assist users and internal teams in resolving technical challenges.
• Documentation: Contribute to technical documentation to ensure high-quality developer experiences.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally to establish consistent approaches across the company.
• Events: Present at conferences and represent Canonical at technical events.

What We Are Looking For

• Technical Expertise: Proven experience as a developer with a deep passion for open-source software.
• Linux Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Linux software packaging (Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers).
• Communication: Engaging, vivacious speaker capable of building trust and navigating complex organizational boundaries.
• Community Experience: Demonstrable history of contributing to open-source communities, software, or documentation.
• Travel: Willingness to travel globally twice a year for company sprints and partner events.

Benefits

• Distributed Culture: Remote-first company since 2004 with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• Growth: Annual personal learning and development budget of $2,000 USD.
• Compensation: Competitive base pay with performance-driven annual bonuses and regular reviews.
• Well-being: Comprehensive benefits including holiday leave, maternity/paternity leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Travel: Priority Pass for travel and upgrades for long-haul company events.