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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.

Position: Developer Relations Engineer

This role requires a technical expert, strategist, and communicator with deep empathy for developers. It combines engineering skills with diplomacy across organizational boundaries. The ideal candidate is curious, innovative, and passionate about improving developer tools and experiences.

Location: We are building our initial DevRel team in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and American time zones.

Daily Responsibilities:

1. Participate in team product meetings, contributing insights from strategy to daily development.
2. Engage with developer communities via IRC, social media, forums, meet-ups, etc.
3. Collaborate with other teams to ensure consistent approaches.
4. Assist in solving technical problems identified by users or colleagues.
5. Contribute to technical documentation to meet developer needs.
6. Create technical articles, presentations, or workshops.
7. Identify new opportunities for improving the developer experience.
8. Present at conferences, meetups, or technical events.

Candidate Profile:

A strong candidate:

• Is a programmer or developer passionate about open-source software.
• Has experience developing and deploying software with Linux.
• Has hands-on experience with Linux software packaging (Snaps, debs, charms, rocks, PIP, containers).
• Understands current Linux packaging issues and trends.
• Has contributed to open-source communities, software, and documentation.
• Is an engaging speaker and presenter.
• Works effectively and tactfully with diverse perspectives and needs.
• Builds trust and confidence.
• Is willing to travel globally twice a year for events.

Additional Skills:

• Experience in developer advocacy or community roles.
• Familiarity with Ubuntu and Canonical products.

What We Offer:

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints.
• Annual personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000.
• Performance reviews and compensation adjustments.
• Recognition rewards, holiday leave, maternity/paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunities to travel for team and partner events.
• Travel benefits for long-haul company events.

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