Developer Advocate

Northflank is a cutting-edge cloud platform enabling developers to build and ship highly-scalable, full-stack applications faster than ever before. We are a venture-backed company that has raised over $7.5 million, and our platform is already being used by tens of thousands of developers worldwide. We are currently looking for a highly technical developer advocate to join our team of passionate, dedicated professionals. As a developer advocate at Northflank, you will play a crucial role in fostering relationships with the developer community, creating exceptional technical content, and promoting the adoption of our developer-oriented solutions. Key Responsibilities: Become an expert resource for our developer community by staying up-to-date on our platform's capabilities and the surrounding technical landscape. Create engaging content to educate our users on Northflank, DevOps, and the cloud native ecosystem (documentation, blog posts, tutorials, demos, coding challenges, support articles, YouTube videos, feedback surveys, and more). Build meaningful relationships with the developer community by engaging with their questions, pain points, and ideas through Northflank support channels, social channels, and developer sites like Hacker News and Reddit. Drive conversations with our community about our product, trending topics in DevOps, and the cloud native ecosystem. Identify and pursue opportunities to expand our community presence and developer trust (industry events, conferences, co-marketing partnerships, etc.). Communicate developer pain points and feedback to the rest of the GTM team. Work with our engineering team to promptly respond to customer queries, feedback, and reported bugs. Minimum Qualifications: 2+ years full-stack engineering experience (JS/TS, Kubernetes, Docker, Heroku, or equivalent). Ability to write high-quality and easy to read code across multiple tech stacks. Strong expertise in Kubernetes/containerization and cloud computing technologies, including hands-on experience with major cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Exceptional technical writing and presentation skills, with a proven ability to create engaging content for a developer audience. Passion for teaching technical content to diverse audiences. A track record of building and nurturing communities, both online and offline. Experience organizing or launching community initiatives (social channels, online forum, events, newsletters). Willingness to travel to attend conferences, meetups, and other industry events. Fluency in English to effectively serve our international user-base. Desired Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in developer advocacy, developer relations, or a similar role within the technology industry. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing, Communications or a related field. Hands-on experience with social media management, SEO and/or online marketing channels. Familiarity with developer relations toolchains and best practices for tracking and measuring the success of advocacy efforts. Experience with design or video-editing tools (Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premier Pro). We offer a competitive salary, equity, and benefits package, and the opportunity to be part of a fast-growing startup at the forefront of the cloud-native revolution. If you are passionate about infrastructure software and want to join a dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you! Compensation The compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors including but not limited to: skill set, experience, training, and location. The salary range is between $90k-140k. Diversity Statement At Northflank, we are committed to fostering a culture where every individual feels valued, respected, and supported, regardless of their background or identity. We are dedicated to providing equal treatment and opportunity throughout hiring, selection, and employment regardless of gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected category. Northflank is an equal opportunity employer.

Created: 2024-10-22