.NET Developer Advocate

JetBrains•Boston, MA

About The Position

JetBrains is seeking a .NET Developer Advocate to join their existing team. This role involves promoting JetBrains .NET tools to developers and partners, advising product teams based on industry trends and developer feedback, and creating content to educate and inspire users. The ideal candidate is a software developer with .NET experience, including enterprise backend development (ASP.NET, Entity Framework, Blazor), some frontend development, and strong debugging and testing practices. The role requires an experienced, passionate, and open-minded individual.

Requirements

At least 5 years of development experience.
Knowledge of .NET languages and technologies.
Knowledge of .NET industry needs.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to tell a compelling story about a technology.
Fluency in both spoken and written English.
The confidence and ability to speak in public, give in-person and remote presentations, facilitate Q&A sessions, and provide product demos.
Strong creative skills in writing, video creation, and editing, with the ability to produce various types of content covering JetBrains-related technologies in the .NET ecosystem.
The ability to quickly understand and experiment with new technologies.
A willingness to travel.
Self-organization, goal-setting, and time-management skills.
Knowledge of JetBrains tooling, such as JetBrains Rider or ReSharper.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of dotTrace and dotMemory.
An established reputation in a development community.
Experience with JetBrains tools.
Experience in developer advocacy.
Some familiarity with other programming languages, e.g. F#, C++, or Kotlin.
A background working in an environment with highly distributed, diverse teams.
A portfolio from speaking (conference recordings) and screencasts.

Responsibilities

Create content such as blog posts, videos, tutorials, screencasts, sample code, and livestreams that mix product promotion with explanations of how JetBrains products solve developer problems and industry-related stories relevant to .NET developers.
Write code, such as samples, or contributing to the product.
Inspire new and existing customers with how JetBrains tools can solve real-world development problems.
Teach people how to use JetBrains technologies and tools.
Speak at conferences and help at booths to grow product awareness and educate and inspire potential users.
Give talks at JetBrains and partner events.
Support the JetBrains Business Development team with customer visits, product demos, and technical insight.
Build relationships and communication channels between selected customers and JetBrains.
Interact and engage with our B2B and B2C users.
Provide feedback to product teams.
Provide some technical support via various channels.
Work with and support wider JetBrains technologies and products, such as AI Assistant and Junie, as well as have an awareness of tools such as JetBrains TeamCity and YouTrack.
Occasionally create content and provide support for JetBrains products in game development scenarios.