Developer Advocate, Developer Experience

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services Japan GK is seeking a Developer Advocate to share knowledge and bridge technology and people in Tokyo. You will create engaging technical content, tutorials, and sample apps helping developers succeed with our platform.

You’ll represent our company at conferences, run workshops, gather feedback to influence the product roadmap, collaborate with engineering teams, and nurture developer communities and open-source projects while staying hands-on with coding.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full stack development experience.
• Strong programming skills in one or more modern languages.
• Experience creating technical content (blogs, tutorials, workshops).
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills for developers of varied backgrounds.
• Demonstrable experience engaging with developer communities (meetups, conferences, GitHub, Stack Overflow).

Responsibilities

• Create engaging technical content: tutorials, blogs, and sample apps for AWS services.
• Represent the company at conferences, meetups, and online events with talks and workshops.
• Gather developer feedback to influence the product roadmap and work with engineering teams.
• Build relationships with developer communities and contribute to open-source projects.
• Engage developers daily on forums and social channels, staying current with industry trends.

Skills

Full stack development

Programming languages

Technical content creation

Public speaking

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Job description

Job ID: 10587164 | Amazon Web Services Japan GK

Are you a developer who loves sharing knowledge and building bridges between technology and people? Do you get excited about explaining complex technical concepts in simple terms? Are you passionate about helping other developers succeed and growing developer communities? If you're a natural teacher with deep technical expertise and excellent communication skills, we want to talk to you!

AWS Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Developer Advocate to join our team in Tokyo, Japan

In this role, you'll spearhead our developer engagement efforts across Japan, driving adoption of AWS services and fostering a thriving developer ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities

As a Developer Advocate, you'll create engaging technical content, including tutorials, blog posts and sample applications, that helps developers succeed with our platform.

You’ll represent our company at conferences, meetups, and online events, delivering technical talks and workshops that educate and inspire.

You’ll gather developer feedback to help shape our product roadmap and work closely with our engineering teams to ensure our platform meets developer needs.

Your role will involve building and nurturing relationships with developer communities, contributing to open-source projects, and establishing yourself as a trusted voice in the technical community.

A day in the life

Your typical day might begin with reviewing and responding to developer questions on our community forums, followed by working on a technical blog post. You might spend the middle of your day collaborating with the product team on upcoming features, sharing insights gathered from the developer community.

After lunch, you could be recording a tutorial video demonstrating best practices, then joining a remote meetup to give a technical presentation. Later, you might work on code samples for an upcoming workshop or participate in planning discussions for a developer conference.

Throughout the day, you're engaging with developers on social media, sharing insights, and staying current with industry trends while maintaining your technical expertise through hands-on coding.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or equivalent
• 8+ years of full stack development experience
• Strong programming skills in one or more modern programming languages
• Experience creating technical content (blogs, tutorials, hands-on workshops)
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with experience delivering technical content to developers of varied backgrounds.
• Demonstrable experience engaging with developer communities, including meetups, conferences, or active participation on platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer forums.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience working with AWS Services
• Willingness to travel as required

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