Developer Advocate

Akuity; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology startup in the United Kingdom is seeking a Developer Advocate to engage with the developer community and promote Argo CD and Kargo. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in DevOps or a related field. Responsibilities include creating technical content, speaking at conferences, and building relationships within the community. This role offers a dynamic environment and the chance to influence software delivery practices.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years as a software developer, platform engineer, SRE, or DevOps engineer.
• 5–10 years total professional experience, ideally in B2B SaaS startups (Seed to Series C).
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and open-source ecosystems.
• Proven ability to engage technical audiences through events, webinars, or technical training.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert on Argo CD and Kargo.
• Create and deliver talks at conferences, webinars, and technical trainings.
• Actively engage with developers across channels.
• Produce high-impact technical content.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to surface developer feedback.
• Champion community growth by building relationships.
• Represent Akuity externally at conferences and DevOps events.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Communication skills

Community building

Tools

Argo CD

Kargo

Job description

About Akuity

With the move to the cloud, Kubernetes has become widely adopted by DevOps and Platform Engineering teams, but it has also added complexity. While scaling Kubernetes at Intuit, the Akuity founders started building Argo CD in order to streamline the adoption of Kubernetes. Argo CD helps developers own, understand and deploy their K8s deployments via GitOps.

Today, Argo CD is the third most popular project in the CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) and is used by 70% of companies who are using Kubernetes in production. The list of Argo CD users includes companies like Intuit, BlackRock, Tesla, Major League Baseball, Peloton, and many more.

The team founded Akuity in 2021 to enable enterprises to ship software faster and more reliably with modern GitOps best practices. The Akuity Platform enables teams to manage the development and deployment across hundreds – if not thousands – of Kubernetes clusters from a single control plane. Trusted by top companies around the globe, the Akuity Platform provides the only end-to-end GitOps platform for the enterprises.

Our mission is to simplify the software delivery process so that DevOps and Platform Engineering teams can move fast, and deploy code effortlessly without the fear of breaking things.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Developer Advocate to join our growing team and lead community engagement for Akuity with discussions on Argo CD and Kargo. This person will connect with our developer community, champion their needs, and share our technology in authentic, engaging ways. You’ll create high-quality technical content, speak at industry events, and help drive adoption by building trust with developers.

This is a highly visible, community-facing role ideal for someone with hands-on technical experience (e.g., Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevOps) who thrives in startup environments and has a passion for developer advocacy and enablement.

What You’ll Do

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on Argo CD and Kargo, staying closely aligned with open-source community discussions and the development roadmap.
• Create and deliver talks at conferences, webinars, and technical trainings, becoming a visible thought leader in the Argo/Kargo ecosystem.
• Actively engage with developers across channels: community forums, GitHub, meetups, and industry events.
• Produce high-impact technical content, including technical blog posts, tutorials, demos, and videos that resonates with DevOps practitioners and platform teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to surface developer feedback and influence product direction.
• Champion community growth by building relationships, responding to questions, and nurturing an inclusive, active user base.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact within the Argo CD community, helping drive awareness, education, and adoption of Akuity’s platform.
• Represent Akuity externally at conferences and DevOps events (quarterly travel ~20%).

What We Look For

Must Have

• 3–5 years as a software developer, platform engineer, SRE, or DevOps engineer.
• 5–10 years total professional experience, ideally in B2B SaaS startups (Seed to Series C).
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and open-source ecosystems.
• Proven ability to engage technical audiences through events, webinars, or technical training.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for community building and developer advocacy.
• Experienced speaker with a track record of conference talks, technical trainings and webinars.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on familiarity with Argo CD (can be learned in role).
• Experience with Kargo or similar deployment tools.
• Knowledge of CNCF, KubeCon and open-source community dynamics.

Why Akuity?

At Akuity, we believe open-source software is the most impactful way to build lasting technology. We founded this company to advocate for Argo, share our expertise, and be a trusted partner to its users.

Our culture is grounded in humility, authenticity, and diversity. We value people from different backgrounds and paths in life. We trust our team members to take ownership, act responsibly, and support one another. If you are collaborative, curious, and dedicated to helping customers succeed, we’d love to meet you.

Akuity is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.