Senior Developer Advocate

About the Job

Discord asks the world to Imagine a Place. However, our users don't just have to imagine - they get to build that place, too. Discord apps are the bridge that lets users move from imagining a place to experiencing it. The Apps and API team is looking for a Developer Advocate to help inspire, support, and educate our growing developer community.

As a Developer Advocate at Discord, you will build meaningful relationships with our community by engaging with their questions and ideas, by speaking at events and workshops, and by communicating their pain-points and feedback to the rest of the Apps and API team.

Job Responsibilities

• Be the voice that drives us to constantly improve the experience for developers on Discord
• Drive engagement in our community by writing documentation, crafting blog posts, and building code samples and demos to showcase Discord's extensibility
• Host community events, lead technical workshops, deliver talks, and find delightful, unique ways to bring new developers into the Discord developer ecosystem
• Become an expert resource for our developer community by continuously learning about our platform's capabilities and design patterns
• Collaborate with our Engineering, Product, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams to improve our developer experiences and grow the app ecosystem
• Identify opportunities to highlight unique apps and use-cases, develop new strategic partnerships, and invest in community-led projects
• Work with the other leads on the Apps & API team to define how our team can best work with our developer community, including using insights you gather to directly influence our product roadmap

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years experience in developer advocacy, engineering, or other relevant technical experience
• Proven ability to discuss and explain complex technical subjects in simple, succinct language
• A strong understanding of API design principles and development best-practices
• Familiarity with JavaScript and/or Python
• Proven ability to collect, analyze, and discuss data in order to set and track performance against goals
• Experience working within cross-functional teams
• Confidence presenting to different types of audiences, large and small, virtual and in-person
• A passion for engaging deeply with other builders

Bonus Points:

• Previous experience in a Developer Advocacy role
• Previous full-stack development experience
• Experience with Discord’s APIs

Job Benefits

• Colorado residents only: Minimum salary of $148,800/year + equity and benefits
• New York City residents only: Minimum salary of $186,000/year + equity and benefits
• Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision (plus up to $20,000 for gender affirmation procedures)
• Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
• 16+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days 
• Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
• Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
• Volunteer time off
• A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups 
• Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees