Director of Developer Evangelism

Magnet Systems

(Palo Alto, California)
Full Time Travel Required
Job Posting Details
About Magnet Systems

Magnet’s extensible Enterprise Mobile Middleware enables advanced mobile experiences, accelerates time to market and drives developer productivity.

Summary

What will this person do? Lead Magnet’s efforts to build our developer community by educating and advocating to developers and strategic partners interested in implementing Magnet technology. Using their technical expertise and public speaking and event-planning skills, foster a community of developers through hosting and attending meetups, hackathons, and developer conferences. Don't be afraid to be hands-on working at all levels and across teams Magnet is Palo Alto, CA; this role will be highly visible. Approximately 25% travel will be involved.

Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the existing developer team and be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy for developer outreach initiatives
  • Encourage the adoption of Magnet products by strategic partners and by the broader app developer community
  • Build partnerships with individuals, companies, and organizations that serve the same communities as Magnet
  • Foster a community of developers who are actively engaged with Magnet technologies, effectively building an ecosystem of mobile developers/partners for Magnet
  • Effectively demonstrate through various means to partners, developers, and developer groups how engaging with Magnet can help increase their user engagement and achieve their business goals
  • Speak publicly at conferences and blogs; at tech talks, meetups, hackathons, and technical workshops
  • Blog and write technical articles to promote engagement of developers with Magnet
  • Manage and participate in developer discussion forums and support queues to debug and resolve technical/coding problems
  • Work with Magnet product managers and engineers to improve developer products by conveying feedback from developers and testing new features
Ideal Candidate
  • BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 5+ years of relevant work experience, including experience blogging and writing technical articles with an existing follower base
  • Experience working with bloggers and community influencers
  • Programming experience in either Android, iOS, or other mobile operating systems
  • Excellent public speaking skills and charisma, with experience presenting to large technical audiences
  • Strong technical writing skills demonstrated via blog posts and other written work
  • Technical Support and Integration support in the mobile/API space a plus
  • Knowledge of and past attendance at relevant mobile developer events
Compensation and Working Conditions
Benefits Benefits included

Additional Notes on Compensation

We have the perks including daily lunches, snacks, a game room, shuttle to CalTrain, along with the normal benefits offerings, health, dental, vision, life, 401K, etc.

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Palo Alto, California
Skills Desired
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  • Blogging
  • iOS
  • Public Speaking
  • Technical Support
  • Technical Writing
  • Android App Development
  • Computer Science

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