Developer Advocate

InfluxData • San Francisco, CA

1d • $155,000 - $175,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Developer Advocate on InfluxData’s Developer Relations team within Marketing, you’ll help developers become more productive and empowered by creating demos and technical content, giving talks, organizing meetups, and engaging with users online. You’ll represent InfluxData to the community and the community to InfluxData, working with Product and Engineering to align their efforts with community needs.

InfluxData is built by and for developers. In this leadership role, you will directly impact the company’s user community by becoming an authority on the InfluxDB platform, helping developers get started and build solutions, and supporting adoption through content, events, training, and community engagement. You’ll also influence product strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams and technical communities around other projects.

Requirements

• Strong public speaking skills, with experience presenting at conferences, meetups, or online events.
• At least 2 years of experience working with and supporting open-source projects, developers, platforms, communities, or user groups.
• Experience building technology demos and examples that developers can follow.
• Knowledge of software development and ability to learn new technologies and programming languages.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building and delivering technical training, both in person and online.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Hands-on experience with IoT and edge devices, protocols, and frameworks.
• Experience with Python, JavaScript, Java, or similar languages.
• Experience working with or for database companies.

Responsibilities

• Become an authority on the open-source and commercial InfluxDB platform.
• Help developers get started with InfluxDB and build their own solutions.
• Establish a social media presence that represents InfluxData.
• Encourage InfluxDB adoption through blogs, videos, and other content.
• Participate actively in Influx Community groups and Slack discussions.
• Showcase InfluxData through talks at conferences, meetups, and online events.
• Build and deliver technical training workshops on Influx software.
• Support and empower the user community and reduce onboarding friction through code samples, debugging, direct partner engagement, prototypes, and long-tail support channels such as forums, office hours, and blog posts.
• Influence InfluxData’s product strategy as the developer’s advocate within the company.
• Work with Product Management, Engineering, PR, Marketing, Business Development, and other cross-functional teams.
• Build relationships with technical experts and communities around other projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% coverage for employees in the US.
• Company contribution to a flexible spending account (FSA).
• Flexible Time Off.
• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k).
• Wellness programs.
• Annual professional development budget.
• Financial planning and legal advice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed