Developer Relations Engineer Coimbra

Developer Relations Engineer
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

Canonical is a leading provider of
- source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and Io
T. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few
- based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is
- led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Developer Relations Engineer to join a new Developer Relations team that we have created to engage directly with open source communities and
- centric organizations. We hope both to communicate our vision and products for better open source development experiences, and also to have a better feedback loop from those audiences to shape our offerings and priorities.

A Developer Relations Engineer is a technical expert, strategist, and communicator with deep empathy for developers. This discipline combines practical engineering skills with firm diplomacy across organizational boundaries, in both directions. Like our audience, a Developer Relations Engineer is never satisfied with the status quo and is driven by an insatiable curiosity to find better ways to get things done. They are
- solvers and inventors, who understand people's needs and love the way that tools can be adapted to meet them. They stay current with tech trends and provide insights and guidance while fostering innovation.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the APAC and EMEA regions.

The role entails:

• Contribute to product management team meetings.
• Maintain conversations with developer community members.
• Engage on IRC, social media, product forums,
  - ups, and more.
• Collaborate across Canonical teams.
• Solve specific technical problems that users or colleagues have identified.
• Contribute to technical documentation.
• Work on technical articles, presentations, or workshops.
• Identify new opportunities in developer experience.
• Present at conferences, meetups, or technical events.

What we are looking for in you:

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
• Drive and a track record of going
  -
  - beyond expectations.
• Developer with a demonstrable engagement in
  - source software.
• Well-organized,
  - starting, and able to deliver to schedule.
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community.
• Experience of Linux software packaging (deb, rpm, or snap).
• Contributor to
  - source communities, software, and documentation.
• An engaging, vivacious speaker and presenter.
• Effective, tactful, empathetic, and confident.
• Builds trust, relationships, and confidence.
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each.
• Ability to travel in addition to upstream and industry events.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience in a developer advocacy or community role.
• Ops and system administration experience.
• Performance engineering and security experience.

What we offer colleagues: We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a
- driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with
  - yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2, 000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for
  - haul company events.

About Canonical: Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important
- source projects and the platform for AI, Io
T, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer: We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. #J-18808-Ljbffr