Senior Developer Relations Engineer

P2P; Singapore; Remote; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering blockchain organization is seeking a Senior Developer Relations Engineer in Singapore. In this role, you will create educational content for developers, facilitate feedback, and represent developer viewpoints. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in software development and a passion for blockchain technology. The position offers competitive benefits and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Excellent retention program

Diverse, open, inclusive culture

Supportive and flexible work arrangement

Monthly wellness budget

Computer and tech accessories

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Basic understanding of blockchain and smart contract technology.
• Genuine interest in blockchain technology.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Developer Relations strategy.
• Create educational content about Algorand’s blockchain.
• Deliver online and in-person presentations to developers.

Skills

Excellent command of oral and written English

Solid capabilities in software languages (JavaScript, Python, Go, etc.)

Proven ability to run multiple projects

Skills in preparing and presenting technical concepts

Active presence in major social channels

Job description

ABOUT US

The Algorand Foundation's mission is to power a world where information has integrity & innovative solutions can scale - based on the Algorand blockchain technology.

The Algorand blockchain is uniquely capable of delivering on the promise of a borderless global economy. It achieves transaction throughputs at the speed of traditional finance, but with immediate finality, near zero transaction costs, and on a 24/7 basis. Its carbon-neutral platform and unique pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism offers security and scalability on a decentralized protocol, all without a second of downtime since it went live in 2019.

The Algorand Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the global promise of the Algorand blockchain by taking responsibility for promoting the technology, decentralized governance, and a healthy and prosperous open-source ecosystem. Learn more about Algorand Foundation at www.algorand.co

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Senior Developer Relations Engineer, you will be responsible for creating the best possible experience for any beginner or seasoned developer building on Algorand.
You are a highly technical developer champion, and your role is to facilitate blockchain adoption by guiding and assisting developers on their learning journey using your wisdom and empathy. You have an inherently passionate and supportive nature in evangelizing one of the most promising L1 blockchains, which is poised to make an impact on the ever-growing developer community. This role reports to the Head of DevRel.

WHAT YOU WILL DO / CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the execution of a global growth, education and retention strategy for Developer Relations
• Help drive a coherent worldwide discourse/narrative about Algorand and Algorand Foundation
• Create content that educates developers on Algorand’s blockchain technology, including documentation, demos, sample code, articles, and videos
• Facilitate constant feedback between internal product, platform development, and marketing teams, and the developer community
• Represent the developer community’s viewpoint
• Document developer-centric requirements for developer tooling enhancements
• Deliver online and in-person presentations to the developer community that illustrate using the Algorand blockchain, smart contracts, SDKs and developer tools
• Provide code-level support, architecture review, and proof of concept design recommendations
• Interact with developers across major social channels, such as forums, GitHub, Discord, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Slack
• Plan and execute in-person developer onboarding projects, such as workshops, bootcamps and hackathons
• Support grantees in their dApp and smart contract architecture
• Manage open-source developer tooling projects and inform the community about upcoming changes
• Contribute to Algorand standards discussions
  

WHO YOU ARE / KEY REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Basic understanding of blockchain and smart contract technology
• Excellent command of oral and written English
• Solid capabilities in a variety of software languages, such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, C#, C++ or C, with a demonstrated history of contributing to open-source projects
• Proven ability to run multiple projects simultaneously
• Skills in preparing and presenting technical concepts to developers
• An active presence in major social channels (Please include your social handles in your application)
• Upbeat, a keen self-starter and problem-solver
• Genuine interest and belief in blockchain technology
• Hold a valid passport
• Be willing to travel up to 10% of the time
  

GOOD TO HAVE (OPTIONAL)

• Experience in startups
• Proficiency in working within a globally distributed team
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

PERKS AND BENEFITS

You will work with a team of talented and fun-loving rockstars across the world while we are building an equitable and borderless economy together. In addition, you will get:

• Competitive remuneration
• Excellent retention program
• Diverse, open, inclusive and collaborative culture
• Supportive and flexible work arrangement
• Monthly wellness budget
• Computer and tech accessories

NOTE FOR APPLICANTSAlgorand Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable laws, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws of the country in which the applicant resides.

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Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. All information gathered will be treated in strict confidence and solely used for recruitment purposes.

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To protect the interests of all parties, Algorand Foundation does not accept unsolicited resumes from a third party agency/ search firm recruiters. Any unsolicited resumes sent to any Algorand Foundation employee, regardless of the means of transmission (email, social media, etc.) will become the sole property of Algorand Foundation. Algorand Foundation will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.