Developer Relations Engineer, Wellington

As the publisher of Ubuntu, we serve millions of developers building for the cloud, IoT, and data science. We aim to make open source easier and more reliable for innovators and enterprises. We have created a new Developer Relations team to engage directly with open source communities and developer-centric organizations. Our goal is to communicate our vision and products for better open source development experiences, and to gather feedback to shape our offerings and priorities.Role Overview: A Developer Relations Engineer is a technical expert, strategist, and communicator with deep empathy for developers. This role combines practical engineering skills with diplomacy across organizational boundaries. Like our audience, a Developer Relations Engineer is curious, innovative, and problem-solving, understanding people's needs and adapting tools to meet them. Staying current with tech trends, they provide insights and foster innovation.Location: We are building our initial DevRel team across Europe, Middle East, Africa, and American time zones. Daily Responsibilities: Participate in team product meetings, contributing insights from strategy to daily development. Engage with developer communities via IRC, social media, forums, meet-ups, etc.Collaborate with other teams to establish common approaches. Assist in resolving technical issues faced by users or colleagues. Contribute to technical documentation to meet developer needs. Create technical articles, presentations, or workshops. Identify opportunities to improve the developer experience.Present at conferences, meetups, or technical events. Candidate Requirements: Passionate programmer or developer engaged in open-source software. Experience developing and deploying software on Linux. Hands-on experience with Linux software packaging (Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers).Understanding of current Linux packaging issues and trends. Contributions to open-source communities, software, or documentation. Engaging speaker and presenter. Effective, tactful, empathetic communicator across diverse perspectives. Ability to build trust and relationships. Willingness to travel globally twice a year for events.Additional Skills (Optional): Experience in developer advocacy or community roles. Familiarity with Ubuntu and Canonical products. What We Offer: Remote work environment with biannual in-person team sprints. Annual learning and development budget of USD 2,000. Performance-based annual bonuses.Comprehensive benefits reflecting our values. Recognition rewards, holiday leave, parental leave, Employee Assistance Program. Opportunities for travel and professional growth. About Canonical: Canonical is a leading open-source technology company, publisher of Ubuntu, and innovator in AI, IoT, and cloud platforms. Since 2004, we've operated as a remote-first organization, committed to excellence, diversity, and inclusion. We offer a challenging and rewarding environment for talented individuals worldwide.Canonical is an equal opportunity employer, fostering a workplace free from discrimination, valuing diverse experiences and perspectives. #J-18808-Ljbffr