Senior Developer Advocate

Creandum; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option grant

Annual bonus eligibility

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Leaves of absence

Job summary

Neo4j is seeking a Senior Developer Advocate for Startups by the Bay to drive developer engagement in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will nurture relationships with startups, incubators, VCs, and founder communities, and produce technical content to help developers adopt our graph platform.

You will present talks, build demos, and advocate for Neo4j’s products while gathering feedback to guide product and engineering teams. This is a people-driven, tech-focused role in a dynamic ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in developer advocacy/relations or a related technical role.
• Deep technical knowledge across relevant technologies.
• Exceptional public speaking, presentation, and communication skills.
• Strong content creation abilities, including writing, video creation, and code samples.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and community-building skills.
• Passion for technology and fostering a thriving developer community.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with founding engineers and technical leadership at startups in the Bay Area.
• Serve as the main point of contact for startup inquiries and support.
• Act as a liaison between the startup community and the company.
• Create technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, videos, and documentation.
• Develop code samples, demos, and SDKs to help developers understand and use our products.
• Present technical talks, webinars, and workshops at developer events.
• Advocate for our products and technologies within the developer community.
• Gather feedback from developers and provide insights to product and engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product management to align product development with developer needs.
• Create and manage developer forums, communities, and user groups.
• Organize and participate in developer events, meetups, and hackathons.
• Foster a sense of collaboration and support within the developer community.
• Develop and deliver educational resources, training materials, and documentation.
• Provide guidance and best practices to help developers succeed with our technologies.
• Conduct technical workshops and training sessions.
• Utilize data and analytics to track developer engagement and measure impact.
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Prepare regular reports on developer community performance.

Skills

Public speaking

Developer relations

Content creation

Community building

Technical knowledge

Project management

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

About Neo4j

Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter.

Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business.

Our Vision

At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.

As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.

Job Title

Senior Developer Advocate - Startups by the Bay

Job Description

The Senior Developer Advocate for Startups will be responsible for driving developer engagement among startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, by nurturing relationships with startups, and within the incubators, VCs, and founder communities that support them. This role requires technical expertise, community building, and content creation.

Key Responsibilities

Developer Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with founding engineers and technical leadership at startups in the Bay Area.
• Serve as the main point of contact for startup inquiries and support.
• Act as a liaison between the startup community and the company.

Technical Content Creation

• Create technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, videos, and documentation.
• Develop code samples, demos, and SDKs to help developers understand and use our products.
• Present technical talks, webinars, and workshops at developer events.

Product Advocacy

• Advocate for our products and technologies within the developer community.
• Gather feedback from developers and provide insights to product and engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product management to align product development with developer needs.

Community Building

• Create and manage developer forums, communities, and user groups.
• Organize and participate in developer events, meetups, and hackathons.
• Foster a sense of collaboration and support within the developer community.

Developer Education

• Develop and deliver educational resources, training materials, and documentation.
• Provide guidance and best practices to help developers succeed with our technologies.
• Conduct technical workshops and training sessions.

Metrics and Analytics

• Utilize data and analytics to track developer engagement and measure the impact of developer advocacy efforts.
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Prepare regular reports on developer community performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in developer advocacy, developer relations, or a related technical role.
• Deep technical knowledge and proficiency in relevant technologies.
• Exceptional public speaking, presentation, and communication skills.
• Strong content creation abilities, including writing, video creation, and code samples.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and community-building skills.
• Passion for technology and fostering a thriving developer community.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on Neo4j’s compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Neo4j utilizes the full width of the range.

Annual Base Salary Range for This Role

$190,000 — $260,000 USD

In addition to the range below, US employees are eligible for a stock option grant and certain roles are eligible for an annual bonus. Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s standard benefit programs, which currently include the following:

• medical benefits
• dental benefits
• vision benefits
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• certain leaves of absence

Why Join Neo4j?

Neo4j is, without question, the most popular graph intelligence platform in the world. We have customers in every industry globally, and our products are a proven product/market fit. Joining our team is an opportunity to shape the future of data and analytics. Below are just a few exciting facts about Neo4j.

• Neo4j is one of the fastest-scaling technology companies in this industry. It recently surpassed $200M in annual recurring revenue (ARR), doubling its ARR over the past three years.
• Raised the biggest funding round in database history ($325M Series F). Backed by world-class investors like Eurazeo, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Inovia Capital, Neo4j has raised over $600M in funding and is currently valued at over $2Bn. This puts Neo4j among the most well‑funded database companies in history.
• 84% of the Fortune 100 and 58% of the Fortune 500 use Neo4j. Examples include Boston Scientific, BT Group, Caterpillar, Cisco, Comcast, Department for Education UK, eBay, NBC News, Novo Nordisk, Worldline, and others.
• Co‑founder and CEO Emil Eifrem has built an amazing culture that prides itself on relationships, inclusiveness, innovation, and customer success.
• Countless industry awards. Massive enterprises and individual developers/data scientists love Neo4j. A strong sense of community and ecosystem is built around the platform.
• A recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study cited Neo4j as delivering 417% ROI to customers.

Research shows that members of underrepresented communities are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all the qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we’d encourage you to reconsider and give us the opportunity to review your application. At Neo4j, we are committed to building awareness and helping to improve these issues.

One of our central objectives is to provide an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace for everyone to develop their potential and have a positive, career-defining experience. We look forward to receiving your application.

Neo4j Values

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• (we)-[:FOCUS_ON]->(userSuccess)
• (we)-[:THRIVE_IN]->(:Culture {type: ['Open', 'Inclusive']})
• (we)-[:ASSUME]->(:Intent {direction:'Positive'})
• (we)-[:WELCOME]->(:Discussions {nature: 'IntellectuallyHonest'})
• (we)-[:DELIVER_ON]->(ourCommitments)

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