Developer Relations Engineer

Job Description

Canonical is seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to join its new Developer Relations team. This role involves engaging with open-source communities and developer-centric organizations to communicate Canonical's vision and products for improved open-source development experiences, while also gathering feedback to shape offerings and priorities. The ideal candidate will have a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills, with a deep understanding of developers' needs and a passion for open-source software.

The Developer Relations Engineer will:

• Participate in product meetings, contributing insight from strategy to development.
• Maintain conversations with developer community members across various platforms (IRC, social media, forums, meet-ups).
• Collaborate with internal teams to establish common approaches.
• Help solve technical problems identified by users or colleagues.
• Contribute to technical documentation to meet developer needs.
• Create technical articles, presentations, or workshops.
• Identify opportunities for improving the developer experience.
• Present at conferences, meetups, and technical events.

Requirements for the role include:

• Programming or development experience with a passion for open-source.
• Experience developing and deploying software using Linux.
• Hands-on Linux software packaging experience (Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers).
• Understanding of software packing issues and trends in the Linux ecosystem.
• Contribution to open-source communities, software, and documentation.
• Engaging speaker and presenter.
• Ability to work effectively and empathetically with differing perspectives.
• Willingness to travel globally twice a year.

Canonical offers:

• Distributed work environment.
• 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