Developer Relations Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Take part in product meetings from strategy to day-to-day progress
• ▹Maintain conversations with developer community members (IRC, social media, forums, meetups)
• ▹Work with other teams to establish consistent approaches
• ▹Help solve specific technical problems for users or colleagues
• ▹Contribute to technical documentation
• ▹Create technical articles, presentations, or workshops
• ▹Present at conferences and meetups

Requirements

• ▹Programmer/developer background with demonstrable passion for open source
• ▹Real-world Linux software development and deployment experience
• ▹Hands-on experience with Linux software packaging (Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers)
• ▹Understanding of current Linux packaging trends and issues
• ▹History of contributing to open-source communities, software, and documentation
• ▹Engaging, confident public speaking skills
• ▹Willingness to travel globally twice a year

Nice to have

• ▹Previous experience in developer advocacy or community roles
• ▹In-depth familiarity with Ubuntu and the Canonical ecosystem

Soft skills

About the company

Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, serving millions of developers in cloud, IoT, and data science, aiming to make open source easier and more reliable.