Senior Developer Advocate

Deepgram

About The Position

As a Senior Developer Advocate, you are the builder and storyteller who proves what's possible with voice AI — and then shows developers exactly how to do it themselves. You ship reference apps, demos, and technical content that move developers from curiosity to production. You find the friction points before anyone else does and turn them into actionable feedback for Product and Engineering. You show up where developers are — online and in person — and earn trust through technical depth, empathy, and consistency. This is a high-autonomy role. You identify the gaps, define the approach, and drive work to measurable outcomes. You're deep in the Advocacy pillar (content, demos, community, narrative) and proficient in the Experience pillar (you can contribute to SDKs, recipes, and docs when the work calls for it). Your output moves the needle on adoption and retention, not just activity metrics. We're looking for someone based on the US East Coast who can be Deepgram's in-person presence at events, meetups, and workshops in the NY metro area and across the US.

Requirements

Experience: 5+ years in Software Engineering or Developer Relations. You've shipped production code and you've shipped developer-facing content
Tech Stack: Solid foundation in JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, Rust, or Go. You're comfortable building APIs, wiring up integrations, and creating clean frontends to showcase your work.
AI-First Mindset: You use AI tools in your daily workflow for coding, content, research, automation. You're not just building AI demos; you're productive with AI.
Educator Mindset: A portfolio of technical writing, blog posts, talks, or video content that demonstrates that you can make complex topics land with a developer audience.
Community Fluency: Experience participating in or building developer communities. You know how to engage with empathy and technical credibility, and when to step back and let the community lead.
Technical Communicator: You simplify complex AI orchestration through clear writing, documentation, and high-quality code samples. Developers trust your explanations.
High Autonomy: You proactively find the gaps, define the plan, and drive to outcomes without waiting to be pointed at a problem.
Location: US East Coast, with the ability to attend and represent Deepgram at events in the NY metro area. Some travel beyond the region (~25%) for conferences and team gatherings.

Nice To Haves

Deep AI Stack Proficiency: Hands-on experience with the broader "AI Agent" stack — LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex), vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate), and RAG architecture.
Media & Real-time Protocols: Experience working with WebSockets, WebRTC, or gRPC. If you understand how audio bytes move across the wire in real-time, you are a top-tier candidate.
Engineering Influence: A history of collaborating directly with Product and Engineering teams to shape an API roadmap based on developer friction.
Industry Recognition: A digital presence that could span a technical YouTube or Twitch channel, a newsletter, conference speaking history, or OSS contributions that show you've started building an audience.
Open Source Leadership: Experience as a maintainer or major contributor to a well-known open-source project, with a focus on community governance and developer onboarding.
Cross-Language Versatility: Demonstrating the ability to work across multiple languages to support enterprise-grade reference patterns is a major plus.
Automation Mindset: Experience with AI-assisted coding tools or custom CLI utilities to automate your own advocacy workflow.

Responsibilities

Ship Reference Apps & Demos: Architect and open-source sample apps that solve real-world challenges — building real-time voice agents, orchestrating multiple voice AI models, streaming audio intelligence pipelines. Every demo should be runnable, well-documented, and designed for developers to learn from and build on.
Code-First Content: Produce deep-dives, video walkthroughs, and "build-in-public" documentation that moves developers from idea to working prototype in minutes. You write and build for developers.
Be the "Zero-Index" Sensor: Act as the first customer for every new feature and API change. Turn feedback from your own builds and from the developer community into Friction Reports that influence Product and Engineering priorities.
Own Technical Narrative: Author high-quality technical content across blogs, social media, and video platforms that establishes Deepgram as the default choice for voice AI.
Community Engagement: Engage where developers live (GitHub, Reddit, X, Discord, Hacker News) to represent Deepgram, answer questions, and earn community trust through consistent technical presence.
In-Person Advocacy: Serve as Deepgram's on-the-ground presence primarily in the US. Lead workshops, speak at meetups and AI conferences, and build relationships with the developer community. Expect ~25% travel.
Cross-Pillar Contributions: Contribute to the Developer Experience pillar - building integration recipes, improving SDK documentation, or building demo tooling.
Multiply the Team: Document your processes and playbooks. Mentor teammates on content strategy, demo architecture, and community engagement patterns
Connect Work to Outcomes: Frame your impact in terms of developer outcomes — sign-ups, activations, content-to-trial conversion, community growth. Articulate the business case and impact for your work.