Developer Relations Manager

Posted:
10/23/2024, 2:05:50 PM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Francisco, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

About Ditto:

Ditto is on a mission to unleash the full power of edge devices by removing all the plumbing required to build amazing applications. Ditto is a globally remote team. Our core values are trust, communication, and continuous improvement. We celebrate diversity and strive to create a team that encompasses a wide range of backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives.

The Developer Relations Manager will play a key role in advocating for developers, creating technical content, and growing a vibrant community around Ditto’s platform. You’ll work closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to ensure our developer ecosystem thrives. This is a unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships with developers, gather feedback, and ensure our platform meets their needs while increasing product adoption.

As the Developer Relations Manager, you will:

  • Foster Developer Community: Engage with developers across various channels, including forums, social media, and in-person or virtual events, to create a supportive and interactive environment.
  • Produce Technical Content: Develop blogs, tutorials, and videos that educate developers about the capabilities of our platform and demonstrate practical use cases.
  • Developer Advocacy: Serve as the voice of the developer community, providing feedback to internal teams to help improve our platform and documentation.
  • Event Engagement: Attend and present at conferences, meetups, and hackathons, representing Ditto and engaging developers in meaningful discussions.
  • Build Developer Relationships: Work closely with influential developers and organizations to drive awareness and adoption of our solutions.
  • Enhance Developer Tools: Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure our SDKs, APIs, and tools are aligned with the needs of developers and easy to use.
  • Measure & Report: Analyze community engagement and feedback metrics, offering insights to help shape future developer-focused strategies.

What you'll need:

  • 5+ years of experience in developer relations, technical advocacy, or a related role, ideally within enterprise software or tech startups.
  • Strong technical proficiency, with hands-on development experience in languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.
  • Proven ability to create engaging technical content, including blogs, tutorials, and video demos.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, comfortable with speaking to both large audiences and individual developers.
  • A passion for working closely with developers, understanding their challenges, and advocating on their behalf.
  • Familiarity with developer platforms, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and database technologies (knowledge of platforms like Snowflake, MongoDB, or Databricks is a bonus).

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience with open-source projects or working with open-source communities.
  • Involvement in DevOps practices or cloud-based development workflows.
  • Active engagement in developer communities such as GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer forums.

Benefits we offer:

  • Competitive salaries

  • Stock options

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage

  • Flexible spending account (FSA)

  • Flexible vacation policy

  • 401(k) plan 

Come join our remote team and discover the possibilities of your best career!

Equal Opportunity Employer: Ditto is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Ditto is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know.

 

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