Developer Relations Engineer

Canonical

Remote

Full Time

Posted April 1, 2026

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Job Description

A Developer Relations Engineer at Canonical engages with open source communities and developers to promote Ubuntu and related products, providing technical expertise, creating content, and fostering innovation to improve the open source development experience.

Key Responsibilities

Engage with open source communities and developer organizations to communicate vision and gather feedback.
Participate in team product meetings to contribute insights on strategy and development progress.
Maintain ongoing conversations with developer community members through various channels such as IRC, social media, forums, and meet-ups.
Collaborate with internal teams to establish consistent approaches and solve technical problems faced by users.
Contribute to technical documentation, articles, presentations, and workshops to support developer needs.
Identify opportunities for improving the developer experience and provide guidance on technical trends.
Present at conferences, meetups, or technical events to promote products and share knowledge.

Requirements

A programmer or developer with a demonstrable passion for and engagement in open-source software.
Experience working with real-world challenges developing and deploying software using Linux.
Practical hands-on experience of Linux software packaging including Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, and containers.
Understanding of current software packing issues and trends in the Linux ecosystem.
Experience as a contributor to open-source communities, software, and documentation.
Ability to be an engaging, vivacious speaker and presenter.
Ability to work effectively, tactfully, empathetically, and confidently in contexts where different parties have different perspectives, needs, and understanding.
Ability to build trust, relationships, and confidence with others.
Willingness to travel globally twice a year for company events, upstream, and partner events.