Community Engineer

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is seeking a Community Engineer to strengthen their Ubuntu Community team. This role is perfect for technically proficient individuals passionate about open source software, Linux, and community building. You'll work with a distributed team of 1100+ colleagues across 75+ countries, supporting community initiatives and enabling community leaders to achieve their goals.

As a Community Engineer, you'll bridge the gap between Canonical and the Ubuntu community, utilizing your technical expertise and organizational skills to facilitate community work and integrate community plans with Canonical's objectives. Your responsibilities include supporting volunteer developers, creating technical projects, and ensuring the community's autonomy and sustainability.

The role involves regular content creation through blog posts and social media, representing Ubuntu at conferences, and maintaining effective communication with developers and the wider Linux ecosystem. You'll need strong Linux technical skills and experience in areas such as DevOps, Software Development, Testing, QA, package management, or container technology.

Working remotely from the EMEA region, you'll join a pioneering tech firm that's transforming the software world through open source. Canonical offers a flexible work environment with global travel opportunities (2-4 weeks annually), competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits including learning budgets and recognition rewards.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about technology, curious, articulate, and self-motivated, with a clear public record of accomplishments in the open source community. You'll work autonomously while collaborating with a distributed team, bringing your expertise in Ubuntu Linux, DevOps, or software development to support one of the most important open source projects in the world.