Senior Developer Advocate & Community Leader

Pinecone; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k) Plan

Equity award

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Annual Company Retreat

WFH Equipment Stipend

Job summary

Pinecone is hiring a Developer Advocate to own the Pinecone community—online and in-person—with a focus on building a strong SF/Bay Area presence. This senior, hands-on technical communicator will cultivate developer relationships at scale and translate community needs into product feedback and learning experiences.

You'll teach with Pinecone’s AI products, develop tutorials, short-form videos, docs contributions, hackathon mentorship, and social content.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a technical role such as software engineering, solution engineering, or machine learning.
• Proficient in 2+ programming languages.
• Owned and grown a technical developer community.
• Ran in person developer events end to end.
• Shipped demos and sample code and taught them clearly.
• Strong writing and live speaking and Q&A.
• Fluent in LLM apps and RAG and strong API instincts.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow Pinecone's community programs (Discord, office hours, help channels).
• Lead SF-area community presence: local meetups, hackathons, Bay Area events.
• Develop event programming (themes, speakers, talks, workshops) and promote participation.
• Create and maintain hands-on technical assets (sample apps, demos, code walkthroughs) aligned to use cases.
• Publish content across Pinecone channels and external platforms, grounded in community needs.

Skills

Community ownership

In-person events

Technical communication

Programming languages

Docs & tutorials

Public speaking

LLM/RAG apps

Job description

Pinecone is hiring a Developer Advocate to own the Pinecone community—online and in-person—with a focus on building a strong SF/Bay Area presence. This senior, hands-on technical communicator will cultivate developer relationships at scale and translate community needs into product feedback and learning experiences.

You'll teach with Pinecone’s AI products, develop tutorials, short-form videos, docs contributions, hackathon mentorship, and social content.