Developer Advocate

RoveCode Lab; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RoveCode Lab is seeking a dedicated community writer to help users discover and learn a free software product. You will craft learning materials, support the user community, and relay feedback to engineers, combining writing, demonstrations, and public speaking for terminal-based tools.

You will write release notes, triage issues, create accurate transcripts, and represent the product at meetups, conferences, and online communities in multiple languages.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping software and explaining technical topics clearly.
• Previous experience running a community (open-source, forum, or user group).
• Ability to reflect on practices and propose improvements.
• Comfort working in a terminal and with software that asks for permission before acting.

Responsibilities

• Write release articles explaining changes and practical guides for teams to get started.
• Triage issues, reproduce problems, answer questions, and identify recurring feedback for engineering.
• Create and maintain accurate screenshots and transcripts reflecting the product’s interface.
• Represent the product at meetups and conferences in the languages you speak.
• Carry user questions and recurring themes back to engineers as useful product input.

Skills

Experience shipping software

Explain technical topics clearly

Community management

Terminal/command-line comfort

Job description

Role overview

Help people discover and use a free software product by creating clear learning materials, supporting its user community, and bringing community feedback to the engineers. The role combines writing, demonstrations, issue-tracker support, and public speaking for people interested in terminal-based tools.

Responsibilities

• Write release articles that explain the reasoning behind changes and practical guides that help teams get started.
• Triage issues, reproduce reported problems, answer questions, and identify recurring feedback for the engineering team.
• Create and maintain accurate screenshots and transcripts that reflect the product’s actual interface.
• Represent the product at relevant meetups and conferences in the languages you speak.
• Carry user questions and recurring themes back to engineers as useful product input.

Requirements

• Experience shipping software and the ability to explain technical topics in engaging, accessible writing.
• Previous experience running a community, such as an open-source project, forum, or user group.
• Ability to reflect on community practices and explain what you would change or improve.
• Comfort working in a terminal and with software that asks users for permission before acting.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time, remote role open to candidates in any time zone.
• The selection process includes writing samples, a conversation, a written exercise based on a topic of your choice from a backlog, and a final conversation.