Developer Relations Engineer

About the role

This position is based in Germany and sits at the intersection of engineering, open‑source community engagement, and developer experience strategy. You will act as a technical voice for developer communities while feeding real‑world insights back to product and engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Engage actively with developer communities across forums, events, social platforms, and open‑source channels.
• Collaborate with internal engineering, product, and marketing teams to align developer experience improvements and technical messaging.
• Produce high‑quality technical content such as documentation, blog posts, tutorials, reference architectures, and presentations.
• Deliver talks, workshops, and conference sessions to represent developer needs and promote best practices.
• Identify gaps in developer tooling and workflows, propose and validate improvements with engineering teams.
• Support cross‑team initiatives to improve adoption and usability of Linux‑based and cloud‑native ecosystems.
• Act as a bridge between contributors and internal teams, ensuring structured and continuous feedback loops.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a software engineer or developer with strong exposure to open‑source ecosystems.
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, software packaging, and modern deployment models such as containers and cloud‑native workflows.
• Familiarity with packaging and distribution formats such as snaps, debs, pip, or container‑based tooling.
• Experience engaging with developer communities through advocacy, documentation, or technical evangelism.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to explain complex technical topics clearly.
• Ability to build trust and collaborate across distributed, multicultural teams.

Required skills

• Linux
• Software packaging
• Containers
• Cloud‑native workflows
• Snaps
• Deb packages
• Pip
• Container‑based tooling

What we offer

• Competitive compensation reviewed annually based on performance and location.
• Performance‑based annual bonus.
• Remote‑first working model with global collaboration.