Developer Relations Engineer

About the role

The Developer Relations Engineer acts as a technical expert, strategist, and communicator to engage with open-source communities and developer-centric organizations. This role bridges the gap between the company and its users by providing technical insights, gathering feedback to shape product priorities, and fostering innovation. The engineer will combine practical programming skills with diplomacy to improve the overall developer experience for Ubuntu and related cloud, IoT, and data science technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in team product meetings ranging from strategy to day-to-day development progress.
• Maintain active engagement with developer community members across various platforms including IRC, social media, and forums.
• Collaborate with internal teams to establish consistent technical approaches.
• Solve specific technical problems identified by users or colleagues.
• Contribute to technical documentation, articles, presentations, and workshops.
• Identify new opportunities to improve the developer experience and present at industry events.

Required skills

• Linux
• Software packaging
• Snaps
• Debs
• Charms
• Rocks
• PIP
• Containers
• Open-source software
• Public speaking

Nice to have

• Developer advocacy
• Community management
• Ubuntu
• Canonical ecosystem

Qualifications

• Demonstrable passion for and engagement in open-source software
• Practical hands-on experience of Linux software packaging
• Experience as a contributor to open-source communities, software, and documentation

Benefits

• Personal learning and development budget
• Performance-driven annual bonus
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Priority Pass for travel
• Travel upgrades for long haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu, a platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. The company has been a remote-first organization since 2004 and focuses on advancing the global move to open source.