Acryl Data
Developer Advocate
Job Summary
The role involves engaging with developer communities, creating technical content, and delivering presentations to promote DataHub and metadata management best practices. The candidate should have experience in developer advocacy, technical communication, and working with data ecosystems. Responsibilities include community support, content development, and collaborating with engineering teams to improve developer experience. The position emphasizes remote work and offers various health and wellness benefits.
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Benefits
Job Description
DataHub, built by Acryl Data, is an AI & Data Context Platform adopted by over 3,000 enterprises, including Apple, CVS Health, Netflix, and Visa. Innovated jointly with a thriving open-source community of 13,000+ members, DataHub's metadata graph provides in-depth context of AI and data assets with best-in-class scalability and extensibility.
The company's enterprise SaaS offering, DataHub Cloud, delivers a fully managed solution with AI-powered discovery, observability, and governance capabilities. Organizations rely on DataHub solutions to accelerate time-to-value from their data investments, ensure AI system reliability, and implement unified governance, enabling AI & data to work together and bring order to data chaos.
Location: Remote (Global)
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate and skilled Developer Advocate to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about empowering developers, thrive in technical communities, and excel at both technical communication and content creation, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage actively in the DataHub Slack community by answering technical questions, offering guidance, leading conversations, and fostering positive interactions.
- Create compelling technical content such as technical blog posts, tutorials, and video content to educate users about DataHub's features, integrations, and best practices.
- Deliver impactful technical presentations at conferences, webinars, and community events to promote DataHub and the broader metadata management ecosystem.
- Collaborate with DataHub's product and engineering teams to understand technical concepts deeply and translate them into clear, digestible content for diverse audiences.
- Develop and maintain example projects, sample code, and other resources to help developers succeed with DataHub.
- Identify opportunities to improve DataHub's developer experience and advocate for user needs within the engineering team.
- Partner with marketing to build campaigns that attract new developers and increase community engagement.
Required Qualifications
- Previous experience in a Developer Advocate role in the metadata or open source ecosystems.
- Hands-on experience using DataHub with technical expertise in data engineering and metadata management.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a talent for simplifying complex technical concepts.
- Proven experience creating technical content such as blog posts, video tutorials, or documentation.
- Comfortable speaking at events, leading workshops, participating in podcasts, or hosting livestreams and webinars.
- Experience contributing to open-source projects and engaging with technical communities.
- Empathy and patience to help developers of varying skill levels succeed.
- Familiarity with data ecosystems (e.g., Apache Kafka, Spark, dbt, Airflow) is a plus.
If you are passionate about helping developers unlock the power of intelligent AI & data management, we want to hear from you! Apply today to become an integral part of the DataHub journey.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (99% coverage for employees, 65% coverage for dependents; USA-based employees)
- Carrot Fertility Program (USA-based employees)
- Remote friendly
- Work from home and monthly co-working space budget
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