Community Engineer multiple roles and seniority levels
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description
A Community Engineer at Canonical is responsible for supporting and scaling open source community initiatives, engaging with volunteers and developers, facilitating collaboration, and representing the Ubuntu community through content creation and event participation, all within a remote, globally distributed team.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and facilitate community initiatives and processes
- Support and engage with volunteer developers and community members
- Create and share content to promote community activities and achievements
- Represent the community and Canonical at conferences and events
- Collaborate with internal teams to integrate community plans and support community contributions
Requirements
- Experience with developer tools and open source projects.
- A clear public record of accomplishments such as talks, blog posts, GitHub contributions, or activity on platforms like X.
- Interest and experience with Ubuntu Linux, including kernel or userspace, DevOps, software development, testing and QA, package management, or container technology.
- Ability to work autonomously and assume full ownership of objectives as needed.
- Flexibility with working hours and enjoyment of working with new technology in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with open source communities and understanding the workflow of volunteer contributors.
- Experience in technical program management with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events, with potential for additional travel if desired.
- Ability to communicate effectively with developers and software engineers and represent Ubuntu community and Canonical in the wider Linux ecosystem.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and recognition rewards
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with fully remote roles
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
Travel upgrades for long haul company events
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