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Direct employerCommunity Engineer (multiple roles and seniority levels)

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Role overview
Canonical is hiring multiple Community Engineers to work remotely from anywhere in the world. These roles suit people passionate about open source software, Linux, and community building, with varying seniority levels available.
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What you will do
- Write high-quality content to promote and support community initiatives.
- Collaborate on solutions to community challenges.
- Work remotely with some global travel for events and conferences.
- Encourage and support contributions to the Ubuntu community.
- Engage with the Ubuntu community through online platforms and events.
- Represent Ubuntu at speaking engagements and conferences.
- Support Canonical teams' engagement with the open source ecosystem.
Requirements
- Passion for technology and working with skilled people.
- Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
- Strong soft skills; passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.
- Experience with developer tools and open source projects.
- Public record of accomplishments such as talks, blog posts, or contributions on GitHub or social media.
- Interest and experience in areas like Ubuntu Linux (kernel or userspace), DevOps, software development, testing and QA, package management, or container technology.
- Ability to work independently and take full ownership of objectives.
- Flexibility with working hours and adapting to new technology in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with open source communities and understanding volunteer contributor workflows.
- Experience in technical program management with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Preferred: experience with community management, developer advocacy, software development, contributions to the Ubuntu community, and contributions to open source projects.
Benefits
Salary depends on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance bonuses. Benefits include remote work, twice-yearly in-person team events, a USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget, holiday leave, parental leave, employee assistance, travel opportunities, and travel upgrades for company events.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official application page. The employer has not published a closing date.