Staff Developer Advocate, Community & Events

LiveKit; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly work setup

Health benefits

Flexible vacation policy

Equity package

Job summary

LiveKit is seeking a developer relations professional to drive awareness of real-time audio and video infrastructure. You will design and host meetups, hackathons, and talks while creating tutorials, demos, and blog content.

This role collaborates closely with marketing and product teams to amplify reach and shape strategy. You will engage with developers across the Bay Area and nationwide, travel for conferences, and support a remote-friendly setup with equity opportunities as part of a

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in developer advocacy, developer relations, or technical evangelism.
• Experience designing and delivering developer-facing events and content.
• Strong technical communication and ability to explain complex topics.

Responsibilities

• Design, host, and participate in developer-facing events such as meetups, hackathons, workshops, and talks.
• Grow awareness among new developer audiences with emphasis on regional in-person engagement.
• Partner with marketing to amplify event reach through digital channels and post-event impact.
• Produce content from events including recaps, tutorials, demos, blog posts, and social updates.
• Gather developer feedback to inform product and community strategy.
• Experiment with new event formats and engagement tactics and measure effectiveness.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to keep developer narratives consistent across teams.

Skills

Public speaking

Community events

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Role overview

A high-impact developer relations role focused on growing awareness and deepening engagement among builders working with real-time audio and video infrastructure. The position blends community event execution with content creation, partnering closely with marketing and product teams to amplify reach and inform strategy. The successful candidate serves as an outward-facing ambassador in the Bay Area and at industry events nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Design, host, and participate in developer-facing events such as meetups, hackathons, hands-on workshops, and conference talks.
• Grow awareness among new developer audiences, with particular emphasis on regional in-person engagement.
• Partner with marketing to amplify event reach through digital channels and ensure sustained post-event impact.
• Produce supporting content from events, including recaps, tutorials, demos, blog posts, and short-form social media updates.
• Act as a feedback conduit, gathering developer perspectives, trends, and emerging patterns to inform product and community strategy.
• Experiment with novel event formats and engagement tactics, measuring what resonates most with target audiences.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with developer relations, product marketing, and product teams to keep developer narratives consistent and authentic.

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience in developer advocacy, developer relations, or technical evangelism, with a strong emphasis on community events.
• Comfort and enthusiasm for outward-facing work, including public speaking, hosting sessions, and building relationships inside developer communities.
• Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly across live presentations and written formats.
• Hands-on technical background sufficient to write code samples, run demonstrations, or build working prototypes.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing developer events such as meetups, hackathons, workshops, or conference tracks.
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area with willingness to travel for conferences and community events.
• Strong cross-functional collaborator who works effectively with marketing, product, and engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Genuine curiosity and empathy for developer workflows, with a knack for surfacing what matters most to technical audiences and translating those insights into team-level strategy.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-friendly work setup with the ability to work from anywhere in the world.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Equity package alongside a competitive base salary.
• Opportunity to contribute to a high-growth infrastructure platform shaping the next generation of voice and video applications.