Community Engineer (multiple roles and seniority levels)

The role

You will design, execute, and scale initiatives to foster a thriving open source community. You will support community initiatives with technical and organizational skills while working with developers to integrate community plans with Canonical plans.

What you will do

• Write high quality content to promote and support community initiatives
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions to community problems
• Nurture community contributions to Ubuntu
• Engage with the Ubuntu community through Discourse, Matrix, social media, conferences, etc.
• Represent Ubuntu via speaking engagements at events and conferences
• Support the engagement by Canonical teams into the open source ecosystem
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs from conception through launch
• Support and engage with volunteer developers in the Ubuntu community
• Provide content and technical support to ensure the community stays engaged and informed

Required qualifications

• Experience with developer tools and open source projects
• A clear public record of accomplishments (talks, blog posts, GitHub, X, etc.)
• Can work autonomously and assume full ownership of objectives as needed
• Can be flexible with your time and enjoy working with new technology in a fast-paced environment
• Experienced working with open source communities and understand the workflow of volunteer contributors
• Experience in (technical) program management
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have

• Interest and experience with Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, DevOps, software development, testing and QA, package management, container technology
• Experience with community management
• Experience with Developer advocacy
• Experience as a software developer
• Examples of contributions to the Ubuntu Community
• Experience with contributing to open source projects

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 Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About the company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu. The company recruits on a global basis and most colleagues have worked from home since its inception in 2004.