About the job
Our ambition is to set a standard of excellence when it comes to serving the open source ecosystem. This is your chance to be a part of that as a Community Engineer. We are building community management at scale and have multiple positions available at different seniority levels.
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The Community team enables community leaders and participants to get things done, coordinating with internal teams and ensuring that community processes are efficient and well run. We facilitate the work of energetic and ambitious community members, allowing them to bring their own vision of open source into reality while benefiting from the efforts of the company. In this role, you will play a key role in designing, executing, and scaling initiatives that foster a thriving community.
This is an exciting opportunity for a technically proficient person who is passionate about open source software, Linux, and sustainable community building.
What your day will look like
- Write high-quality content to promote and support community initiatives
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions to community problems
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
- Potential opportunity to travel more if desired
- Nurture community contributions to Ubuntu
- Engage with the Ubuntu community through Discourse, Matrix, social media, conferences, etc.
- Represent Ubuntu via speaking engagements at events and conferences
- Support the company teams' engagement in the open source ecosystem
What we are looking for in you
- You love technology and collaborating with brilliant people
- You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
- You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
- You have experience with developer tools and open source projects
- You have a clear public record of accomplishments (talks, blog posts, GitHub, etc.)
- You have interest and experience with some of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, DevOps, software development, testing and QA, package management, container technology
- You can work autonomously and assume full ownership of objectives as needed
- You can be flexible with your time and enjoy working with new technology in a fast-paced environment
- You are experienced working with open source communities and understand the workflow of volunteer contributors
- You have experience in technical program management with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring
- Experience with community management
- Experience with Developer advocacy
- Experience as a software developer
- Examples of contributions to the Ubuntu Community
- Experience contributing to open source projects
What we offer
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 performance-driven annual bonus or commission and additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals.
- Distributed work environment with twice-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 long-haul company events
Location
These are fully remote roles, open to candidates across the globe.
