Developer Relations/Advocate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Act as a representative for VAST Data at industry conferences, meetups, and events as a speaker.

• Create and deliver technical workshops.

• Establish connections with developer communities, AI practitioners, and data engineers.

• Foster the Cosmos community of customers and partners.

• Generate technical content such as tutorials, blog posts, videos, and documentation.

• Develop workshop materials for both in-person and virtual settings.

• Construct applications, reference architectures, and proof-of-concepts.

• Design and execute hands-on labs focused on data pipelines and AI workflows.

• Illustrate best practices for implementing data platforms.

• Create and demonstrate integrations with popular frameworks.

• Act as a technical advisor to sales engineers and clients.

• Collaborate with product teams to translate customer insights into product enhancements and increased adoption.

• Develop proof-of-concept AI agents and data pipelines utilizing VAST Data.

• Produce educational content that clarifies how VAST Data improves AI development workflows.

• Work with partners to showcase pipelines employed by their AI agents.

• Stay updated on emerging AI technologies and frameworks to pinpoint integration opportunities.

• Travel around 20% of the time for conferences, customer visits, and workshops.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in software development, developer relations, advocacy, or technical evangelism.

• Demonstrated ability to present technical content through public speaking.

• Exceptional technical writing skills with a portfolio that includes blog posts, documentation, or other technical content.

• Experience in creating and delivering technical workshops or training sessions.

• Capability to articulate complex technical ideas into clear, engaging narratives.

• Familiarity with modern AI frameworks and data processing technologies.

• Understanding of distributed computing concepts and technologies.

• Software development experience with data engineering languages and tools such as Python, SQL, and vector databases.

• Knowledge of contemporary advanced storage and compute architectures, especially open-source ones, and their effects on data pipeline performance.

• Awareness of containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native technologies.

• Understanding of modern database technologies.

• Experience with VAST Data products or comparable data platform technologies.

• Proven track record of building and deploying data pipelines in production environments.

• Active presence on social media within relevant technical communities.

• Previous involvement with enterprise customers in the data infrastructure sector.

• Comfortable delivering presentations to audiences with an engaging style.

• Self-driven with the ability to work independently while collaborating with various teams.

• Creative problem-solver capable of developing innovative demos and content.

• Enthusiastic about technology education and knowledge sharing.

• Empathetic communicator who can recognize and address customer challenges.

• Adaptable to shifting priorities and new technologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to engage with advanced data infrastructure technologies.

• Collaborative atmosphere centered on innovation and technical excellence.

• Opportunities for professional development and attendance at conferences.

• Flexible work arrangements as a “remote-first” organization.

• Competitive compensation package that includes equity.

• Approximately 20% travel for conferences, customer visits, and workshops.