Ubuntu Community Engineer Roles

Join Canonical as a Community Engineer and help set new standards of excellence in open source community engagement. This is an exciting, fully remote opportunity to contribute to the thriving Ubuntu ecosystem, working closely with developers, contributors, and Canonical teams worldwide. Multiple roles and levels are available, offering growth, learning, and global impact while supporting sustainable, innovative community building in open source.

Job Overview

As a Community Engineer, you will facilitate, nurture, and scale the Ubuntu community. You will bridge Canonical teams and open source contributors, supporting collaboration, technical projects, and community initiatives. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success, autonomy, and sustainability of Ubuntu community projects through technical and organizational support.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and scale initiatives to foster an engaged and thriving community.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and external partners to integrate community and Canonical plans.
• Support and engage volunteer developers, addressing concerns and helping them create successful tools.
• Produce high-quality content (blogs, social media) to promote community initiatives and accomplishments.
• Represent Ubuntu and Canonical at conferences, events, and via online engagement (Discourse, Matrix, etc.).

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in open source community management and developer advocacy.
• Technical proficiency in Linux, DevOps, software development, or related fields.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven record of open source contributions (talks, blogs, GitHub, etc.).
• Ability to work autonomously in a distributed, fast-paced environment.
• Interest and experience with Ubuntu, container technologies, package management, and QA/testing.
• Flexibility to travel for events and conferences globally (2-4 weeks/year, with more possible).
• Self-motivated, enterprising, and committed to excellence in community engagement.