Developer Advocate - AI, Security, and Networking

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology company as a Developer Advocate, where you will bridge the gap between Cisco's innovative solutions and the developer community. You will educate and inspire developers about Cisco's API offerings, create impactful content, and engage with audiences through events and social media. This role combines technical expertise with community engagement, requiring strong interpersonal skills and a passion for technology.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related industry experience.
• Software development experience in at least two programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for Cisco DevNet products through workshops and webinars.
• Develop technical content that engages the developer community.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support developers.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

C++

C#

Java

Go

Networking Technologies

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SDKs

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 5/30/2025

Meet the Team

Join the Cisco DevNet team where innovation and collaboration drive our mission to empower developers worldwide. Work alongside passionate individuals dedicated to advancing technology and creating impactful solutions.

Your Impact

As a Developer Advocate for Cisco DevNet, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between Cisco's technology and the developer community. You will inspire and educate developers about Cisco's API offerings and facilitate their integration into existing workflows. You will help developers and engineers find solutions using multiple Cisco technologies and sometimes combined with open-source tools. This role is exciting because you will have the opportunity to shape the future of AI, Cyber Security, and Networking technologies by engaging with developers through events, content creation, and community building.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for Cisco DevNet products and services through various channels, including workshops, webinars, and conferences.
• Develop and deliver technical content that educates and engages the developer community.
• Build sample code and projects that help developers tackle pain points in their day-to-day job, using Cisco technologies.
• Engage with our audiences and the tech industry through social media and community forums.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure developers have the resources they need to succeed.
• Establish relationships with key influencers and communities to expand Cisco's reach and impact.
• Gather feedback from developers to advise product teams and help improve Cisco products and DevNet offerings.
• Ability to create compelling technical content, including code and configuration, blogs and video tutorials.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with diverse communities.

The role of a DA is a unique intersection of technology and social media. The successful candidate will need the ability to learn new technologies and then promote those new technologies through social, public presentations, and events.

The DA role acts as a bidirectional advocate between the Cisco developer community and Cisco product teams. They help facilitate the use of and feedback on the programmability and automation of Cisco solutions.

The DA role requires an expert in how to automate, DevOps' principles, CICD pipelines, understand and use APIs, tools such as SDKs, TF and Ansible and the ability to explain the pros and cons of each for different use cases. The DA's role is to enable engineers and developers to automate their day-to-day work. Technology does not stand still, especially in a company like Cisco. This role needs a person who can pick up new technologies, work with the experts and then use their skills in automation to enable our customers to use that new technology more efficiently.

As such the ability to network and build partnerships is critical, for the DA to be successful they must be part of a bigger whole. The successful candidate should be excited by changes in technology, be self-starting, able to pick up new skills. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable with public speaking at large events and booth duty.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field along with 7+ years of related industry experience.
• Software development experience, proficient in at least two of the following languages: Python, JavaScript, C++, C#, Java, or Go.
• Experience with networking technologies and APIs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for community engagement and developer success.
• Base level video editing and video tutorial creation skills
• Strong technical advocacy skills preferred.
• Strong presentation, communication, and social media posting, a plus.
• Experience organizing and speaking at industry events.
• Understanding of Cisco's product portfolio and DevNet resource