Sonar · 3 days ago
Developer Advocate
Austin, TX
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Engage and build mindshare with developers across our community through thought leadership and tactical content around Software Engineering best practices, Software Development Lifecycle best practices, Software Quality, and testing
Strengthen collaboration with communities, forums, and projects by establishing integrations or other modes of deep alignment
Create compelling technical content delivered as blogs, podcasts, webinars, videos, quickstarts, tutorials, and articles
Develop unique demos in conjunction with vendors and partners in the ecosystem
Host meetups, orchestrate workshops, and speak at conferences and events
Promote and drive attendance for company-hosted developer events and webinars
Establish relationships and reach with technology communities and organizations
Work closely with the teams at Sonar who deal with programming languages, development workflows, and best practices to have an impact on the team's short and long-term objectives
Work closely with the Product Manager group to provide feedback on our products from the community
Partner with sales engineers and product marketers to advocate for code quality and security in diverse forums
Collaborate with community managers and other advocates to enhance ecosystem engagement
Leverage social media presence to amplify the Sonar brand within the developer community
Qualification
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Required
10+ years as a technologist in one or more of the following roles: developer advocate, evangelist, solution architect, software engineer
Computer science degree or equivalent experience
Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle, DevOps functions, and CI/CD
Passionate about Designing, Writing, and Delivering High Quality Software
Solid understanding of the impact and management of Technical Debt within an SDLC
Prior experience presenting Software Engineering related subjects to technical audiences
Strong proven experience in one or more of the following programming languages: Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, or C#
Demonstrated experience in technical writing in blogs, articles, or tutorials
Track record of success getting speaking abstracts accepted into technical conferences
Growing following on social media platforms including Twitter, GitHub, Medium, YouTube, LinkedIn
Exceptional communication skills with technical audiences using the English language
A collaborative DNA
Highly autonomous and pragmatic
Open-minded and very positive can-do attitude
Comfortable in dealing with change, complexity, and uncertainty
Self-confident enough to challenge the status quo as well as to receive feedback
Leadership: you take initiative and demonstrate your ability to lead a subject from beginning to end
Benefits
Flexible work policy
Remote and in-office hybrid work
Growth mindset
Continuous education
Company
Sonar
Sonar provides open-source and commercial code analyzers to help developers manage code quality.
501-1,000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$457MKey Investors
Insight Partners
2022-04-26Series B· $412M
2016-11-29Series Unknown· $45M
Leadership Team
Tariq Shaukat
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Pothier
Chief Financial Officer
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