Senior Developer Advocate

Cloudinary

16h

About The Position

Cloudinary is the Image and Video API platform trusted by millions of developers and over 10,000 companies worldwide. Our powerful tools fuel websites to be faster, richer in user engagement, and breakthrough creativity. With a growing suite of products that support everything from developer efficiency to brand storytelling, Cloudinary is becoming the visual layer of the web. Cloudinary has a globally distributed team across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, united by a shared commitment to building smart, scalable technology and a culture rooted in humility, curiosity, and collaboration. At Cloudinary, we celebrate Life & Work. We believe in healthy growth, working with purpose, and creating meaningful value. If youâre looking for a place where your voice matters and your work truly makes an impact, this may be the opportunity for you. The web is visual and weâre looking for a developer advocate who possesses the skills, energy, passion, and commitment to join Cloudinaryâs mission of empowering developers to build and deliver great image and video experiences. Cloudinary is the image and video platform for the Web, geared first and foremost for developers, and ensuring excellent developer experience is a top priority! Cloudinaryâs Developer Relations team is looking for an experienced Senior Developer Advocate, a community-oriented, education-minded, experienced software engineer (preferably specialized in frontend web development) who strives to improve the DX of our image and video platform while educating and inspiring other developers via the curation of community and the creation and delivery of interactive content. You will be primarily working with the following technologies:Web frontend languages and (meta) frameworksPotentially one or more backend languages/frameworks such as Node.js, Python, PHP, etcAPIs/SDKs for media mgmt, CMS, DB, auth, etc. GitHub, CodeSandbox, and related software management toolsTrends in Generative AI for Developer RelationsSuccessful candidates for this role are eager to build community via our new program, the Cloudinary Creators Community. They are also high-bar content creators with deep roots as software engineers. You understand developers because you have worked as an engineer, and empathize with what makes their lives easier, how they communicate, their wants, and their needs. You recognize great developer experience (or lack thereof) when you see it, and can take the initiative to help improve it. You will use your skills and talents to improve developer engagement with our image and video platform. You will be the internal and external champion of best practices that enable developer success with media technology in a variety of ecosystems (tools, frameworks, platforms, stacks) and implementation use cases. And youâll have the opportunity to help us support developers globally through our community program.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in a DevRel or DevX role
You have a long history of building technical content, code samples, tutorials, and speaking at events
Youâre comfortable building and working with global developer communities
Youâre able to create content without heavy reliance on AI, while understanding how to leverage these tools for productivity
Youâre a good writer and inclusive communicator
You engage with various developer communities through podcasts, events, streams, and social media
You've worked with internal product and engineering teams to shape development priorities that reflect developer feedback and input
You work well with other DevRel or DevX team members to build joint projects
You're comfortable with analyzing and measuring the impact of your work
You are a clear cross-functional communicator

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in distributed teams and work environments and multiple time zones
Familiarity with media management and applied knowledge of media technology applications

Responsibilities

Build community awareness and engagement in our global community, the Cloudinary Creators Community via active engagement and program curation with community members
Work closely with product management and R&D to provide input into product development decisions that would impact developer experience
Create developer-friendly content including blogs, curricula and videos partnering with community members
Support our presence at developer events, whether through booth participation, speaking opportunities, or other forms of developer engagement