Head of Developer Evangelism - DevRel

PayPal•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Create and drive holistic strategy for developer experience across SDKs, APIs, Docs, MCP, and other AI tools/platform to deliver great developer experience. You'll work closely with the Documentation and the Developer Experience PM and Engineering teams to make it easier and simpler for new and existing developers to use our SDKs, APIs, Docs and AI tools. Create, implement and scale the technical asset strategy and operational plan including the overall developer communications strategy and messaging strategy Drive platform configurability and extensibility for developer enablement globally Drive platform scale for improved global expansion, ensuring robust support for the developers' rapid growth Drive change in corporate policies that prevent collaboration and sharing of technical assets with external developer communities Identify and drive automation, needed tools, and improvements across the team Develop deep trust with developers and encourage evangelism and advocacy from external developers Build and distribute tools and automation to gain efficiencies

Requirements

10+ years managing a team of developers and delivering against a roadmap
10+ years of experience developing in frontend and web commerce technologies, including open-source frameworks, API and SDKs
5+ years architecture and design experience for web commerce
5+ years in a developer relations or product team
Demonstrated knowledge of leading open-source technologies, especially those used in the FinTech industry
Demonstrated success building, leading and scaling cross functional and global teams
Strong project and program management capabilities
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Ability to simplify complex architectures and solutions providing an easy path to developers no matter their experience level or background
Excited about coaching and mentoring others
Able to drive cross-team and cross-functional collaboration to solve problems, innovate and improve developer experience
Experience in non-technical aspects including business analysis and process optimization
A deep-seated passion for technology and a proven track record of engaging with technical communities.
Exceptional ability to communicate complex concepts (e.g., API structures, security protocols, payments flows) clearly and persuasively in written, verbal, and code forms.
Experience in software development, technical writing, solutions architecture, or a prior Developer Relations role.

Nice To Haves

Creative candidates with unique perspectives
A unique voice to make technical assets interesting, engaging and fun for developers

Responsibilities

Create and drive holistic strategy for developer experience
Work closely with Documentation and Developer Experience PM and Engineering teams
Create, implement and scale technical asset strategy and operational plan
Drive platform configurability and extensibility for developer enablement globally
Drive platform scale for improved global expansion
Drive change in corporate policies that prevent collaboration and sharing of technical assets
Identify and drive automation, needed tools, and improvements across the team
Develop deep trust with developers and encourage evangelism and advocacy from external developers
Build and distribute tools and automation to gain efficiencies

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