Developer Advocate based San Francisco CA IC2 IC3

Promote Project; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a passionate Developer Advocate to enhance the developer experience in San Francisco. This role involves engaging with the developer community through events and content creation, promoting a groundbreaking AI Code Assistant and Code Search platform. You'll be part of a dynamic team, helping developers at leading companies implement and scale code AI capabilities. If you are driven by a mission to empower engineers and enjoy storytelling, this opportunity will allow you to make a significant impact while working in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Equity

Generous perks & benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience as a software engineer or prolific coding.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts simply and engagingly.

Responsibilities

• Attend and host meet-ups and events in San Francisco monthly.
• Create content and record videos to engage the developer community.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

Go

Technical Writing

Video Creation

Communication Skills

Community Building

Job description

Developer Advocate based in San Francisco, CA (IC2, IC3)

Location

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States

Salary

$60,000 - $110,000 a year (US Dollars)

Description

Working hours

The ideal candidate for this role will reside in San Francisco, California. Regular attendance at weekly Developer and AI events in the city is an essential aspect of this position.

Why this job is exciting

As a Developer Advocate at Sourcegraph, you will be a champion for how developers understand and navigate complex codebases using our platform. You'll connect with the developer community and share the value of our AI Code Assistant and Code Search platform through written, video, and live engagements. You'll be part of a small but impactful team, representing Sourcegraph and its commitment to improving the developer experience. You'll have the opportunity to help developers at the most successful and sophisticated companies in the world implement and scale code AI capabilities. We're looking for someone passionate about driving adoption and empowering engineers through creative storytelling and genuine community building.

As a Developer Advocate, you will spend 25% of your time engaging with Developers at events in-person and 75% of your time creating content and recording videos.

Job responsibilities

• Attend and host 2-5 meet-ups and events in San Francisco monthly
• Represent our user community within Sourcegraph
• Build apps with Sourcegraph in public
• Build integrations on top of Sourcegraph (such as teaching Sourcegraph how to use and gather information from other dev tools)
• Livestream and record demos of what you build for Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, etc.
• Be an incredibly helpful and inspirational member of our dev community
• Write technical blog posts
• Promote Sourcegraph on social media
• Help connect our user community growth to our product-led growth engine
• Help define what dev advocacy means at Sourcegraph

Skills and experience

• You are intrinsically motivated by Sourcegraph’s mission.
• Experience as a software engineer or prolific coding
• TypeScript, JavaScript, and/or Go skills
• Able to communicate technical concepts in a simple and engaging way
• Experience creating high-quality technical writing and videos
• Experience working in a high-agency environment that requires ownership

Bonus Points:

• You’ve established a strong following on social media platforms

Compensation

We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed. Our compensation ranges are visible to every Sourcegraph teammate. The target compensation for this role is $130,300 - $159,000 USD (depending on level & location). In addition to cash compensation, we offer equity and generous perks & benefits.

Interview process

We expect the interview process to take 4.5 hours in total.

• Introduction Stage - initial conversations to get to know you better.
• Team Interview Stage - delve into your experience and introduce you to team members.
• Final Interview Stage - meet cross-functional partners and gain a better understanding of our business and values.

Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet during the interview process.

Job type:

Remote job

Tags

• developer
• teaching
• technical
• software
• growth
• code
• content
• engineer