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Open source engineer: a person in this job works on software whose code is public and built together with outside contributors. Canonical, Databricks, Temporal, Sysdig and Akuity have the most open roles with “Open source engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.
30 open roles · 0 posted in the last 7 days · 47% remote · 16 companies hiring · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages
Can be done from home47%14 of 30 jobs
State the pay40%12 of 30 jobs
Are for beginners3%1 of 30 jobs
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Newest open source engineer jobs
- Software Engineer, Open Source AIBackblaze · 🇨🇴🇲🇽Remote - Colombia ; Remote - Costa Rica ; Remote - Mexico—RemoteRustGoPython
- Senior Software Engineer – Open Source & SWE-Bench EvaluationAnyone Ai · 🇦🇷Argentina - Fully Remote$65 an hourRemoteSeniorPythonDockerDjango
- Graduate Software Engineer, Open Source and Linux, Canonical UbuntuCanonical · Home based - Worldwide—JuniorRustGoPython
- Software Engineer II, Open Source ServerTemporal · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$118K - $194KRemoteGoJavaPostgreSQL
- Senior Software Engineer - Open Source (RD217)Defense Unicorns · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$149K - $201KRemoteSeniorRustGoTypeScript
- Sr. Developer Advocate, Open Source — OmnigentDatabricks · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington · +1 more location$133K - $186KSeniorPythonTypeScriptMachine Learning
- Manager, Developer Relations - Open SourceDatabricks · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington · +1 more location$155K - $213KMachine LearningSparkLinux
- Sr. MongoDB Database Engineer (Open Source DBA)GSSTech Group · 🇦🇪Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates—SeniorPythonTerraformMongoDB
- Senior Open Source EngineerSysdig · 🇪🇸Flexible, Spain · +1 more location—RemoteSeniorRustGoC++
- Delivery Director-Telecommunications-ServiceNow TSOM, CSM, TI, FSM, OSS, BSSNewRocket · 🇺🇸Remote, USA (Central or Eastern preferred)—RemoteLead and aboveLLMKafkaAgile
- Open Source Manager42dot · 🇰🇷Pangyo (Software Dream Center), South Korea—HybridCI/CD
- Senior Software Engineer, Open Source ServerTemporal · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$141K - $231KRemoteSeniorGoJavaPostgreSQL
- AI Integrations Engineer (Open Source · Web Search)SearchApi · 🇱🇹Remote - Lithuania—RemotePythonTypeScriptRuby
- Open Source EngineerNetbird · 🇩🇪Berlin/Remote—RemoteGoTypeScriptReact
- Community Manager - Open SourceAkuity · 🇺🇸Remote - United States—RemoteKubernetesGitOpsArgo CD
- Open Source Enterprise Sales Manager - North AmericaCanonical · Home Based - Americas—Linux
- Staff Software Engineer, SDKs & Open SourceOkta · 🇮🇳Bengaluru, India—Lead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Open Source Design EngineerArize AI · 🇺🇸Remote (United States)$175K - $200KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptReactGenerative AI
- Manager of Enterprise Open Source Sales TeamCanonical · Home based - Worldwide—Machine LearningLinux
- Open Source Enterprise Sales / AlliancesCanonical · Home based - Worldwide—Linux
- Python OSS EngineerLangChain · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $250KPythonMachine LearningWorkday
- Performance Engineer - Open SourceCanonical · Home based - Worldwide—RustGoPython
- Rust Engineering Lead - Linux and Open SourceCanonical · Home based - Worldwide—Lead and aboveRustGoPython
- Open Source Networking Software Engineer - ToR Switch / SmartNIC / DPUCanonical · 🇨🇳🇹🇼Home Based - Americas; Home Based - APAC; Office Based -…—RustGoPython
- Senior Staff Engineer, Open Source ServerTemporal · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$208K - $341KRemoteLead and aboveGoJavaPostgreSQL
- Staff Software Engineer, Open Source ServerTemporal · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$170K - $278KRemoteLead and aboveGoClickHouse
- Information Systems - Open Source Technical ArchitectCanonical · Home based - EMEA—LinuxCI/CDAgile
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Questions about open source engineer jobs
- What is an open source engineer job?
- In an open source engineer job, a person works on software whose code is public and built together with outside contributors. 30 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
- How many open source engineer jobs are open right now?
- There are 30 open open source engineer jobs at 16 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 0 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most open source engineer jobs?
- Right now the most openings are at Canonical (8), Temporal (4), Databricks (4), Sysdig (2) and Backblaze (1). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote open source engineer jobs?
- 14 of the 30 open open source engineer jobs (47%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- Is it hard to get an open source engineer job?
- 1 of the 30 open open source engineer jobs (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 13 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 16 companies are hiring and 0 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing open source engineer jobs?
- 10 of the 30 open open source engineer jobs (33%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, AI, LLM. Employers still list 30 such roles today at 16 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do open source engineer jobs ask for?
- Most often Go (47%), Linux (43%), Python (40%), Kubernetes (33%), Rust (27%) of the 30 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in open source engineer jobs?
- Senior Software Engineer (3), Sr. Developer Advocate (2), Manager (2), Senior Open Source Engineer (2), Staff Software Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 30 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are open source engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
- 30 open source engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 16 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 0 were posted in the last seven days. 14 (47%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for open source engineer jobs?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.







