Community Engineer multiple roles and seniority levels
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted January 20, 2026
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Remote
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Job Description
A Community Engineer at Canonical is responsible for fostering and supporting open source community initiatives, facilitating collaboration between community members and Canonical teams, and promoting community engagement through technical and organizational efforts, primarily within the Ubuntu ecosystem.
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 projects and events
- Represent the community and Canonical at conferences and public speaking engagements
- Collaborate with internal teams to align community efforts with company goals
- Support the creation and growth of technical projects within the community
- Manage and nurture community contributions to Ubuntu and open source projects
Requirements
- Experience with developer tools and open source projects, with 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.
- Ability to communicate effectively with developers and software engineers and represent the Ubuntu community and Canonical as a contributor to the wider Linux ecosystem.
- Willingness to work remotely with the potential to travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events, with the possibility of additional travel if desired.
Benefits & Perks
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
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Revisit compensation annually and more often for graduates and associates
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