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
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