Lead Developer Advocate

Anyscale, Inc; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a passionate Developer Advocate to lead the growth of the Ray community. This role involves strategizing and executing initiatives to engage developers in the AI infrastructure space, particularly with distributed computing and machine learning. You will collaborate with external users, create impactful content, and foster a vibrant community. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of AI applications while being part of a supportive and dynamic team. If you have a strong background in developer relations and a knack for communication, this role could be your next big step!

Benefits

Stock Options

Healthcare plans (99% covered)

401k Retirement Plan

Fertility Benefits

Flexible Time Off

100% of in-office meals covered

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in developer relations and advocacy for open source technologies.
• Strong technical background in distributed systems and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy development and define KPIs for Developer Advocacy activities.
• Build and nurture a vibrant developer community around Ray and Anyscale.

Skills

Developer Relations

Open Source Technologies

Distributed Systems

Machine Learning

Communication Skills

Job description

At Anyscale, we're on a mission to democratize distributed computing and make it accessible to software developers of all skill levels. We're commercializing Ray, a popular open-source project that's creating an ecosystem of libraries for scalable machine learning. Companies like OpenAI, Uber, Spotify, Instacart, Cruise, and many more, have Ray in their tech stacks to accelerate the progress of AI applications out into the real world.

With Anyscale, we're building the best place to run Ray, so that any developer or data scientist can scale an ML application from their laptop to the cluster without needing to be a distributed systems expert.

Proud to be backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Addition with $250+ million raised to date.

Anyscale is looking for a strong player-coach for our Developer Advocacy function. In this role, you will lead our efforts in growing and activating the Ray community - especially in the fast-moving domain of AI infrastructure and AI applications (especially LLM and GenAI).

As part of this role, you will :

• Lead strategy development, define KPIs for Dev Advocacy activities, and independently execute strategy
• Design and implement instrumentation for tracking and reporting on KPIs
• Work closely with external Ray users to write about their stories of using Ray (e.g. engineering blogs)
• Be the first person to try Ray features and provide feedback. Work with our Solutions team to build key reference implementations and examples
• Be a strong presence in social media channels (especially X, LinkedIn), with strong engagements from developers
• Build and nurture a vibrant developer community around Ray and Anyscale
• Work with Engineering to maintain an active online community (Slack, Github, and discuss.ray.io)
• Lead in-person efforts including meetups, Hackathons, conferences, and visiting users
• Help us build a strong Developer Advocate team in 2025

We'd love to hear from you if you have :

• Extensive experience in developer relations / advocacy for open source technologies
• Leadership experience (preferably including people management)
• Strong technical background in distributed systems and machine learning. This includes software development experience (ability to build and assess things)
• Strong communication skills and can effectively share your work with a broader audience through writing and speaking

Compensation

At Anyscale, we take a market-based approach to compensation. We are data-driven, transparent, and consistent. As the market data changes over time, the target salary for this role may be adjusted accordingly.

This role is also eligible to participate in Anyscale's Equity and Benefits offerings, including the following :

• Stock Options
• Healthcare plans, with premiums covered by Anyscale at 99% for both employees and dependents
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Fertility BenefitsFlexible Time Off
• 100% of in-office meals covered

Anyscale Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates are evaluated without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.

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