About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Developer Relations Advocate to build, grow and encourage a community of Workday Developers. This is a hands-on, highly visible role that involves collaboration with multiple team members across the company and with partners. You can think of it as part developer, part evangelist, with a touch of education.
Community Engagement
Proactively solicit feedback early in a project's timeline and keep the team informed of project status. Actively work to improve in areas where you receive feedback, and readily give feedback to teammates.
Synthesize external feedback from the community to identify problems, suggest solutions, and act as the primary liaison between developers and internal teams.
Engage in productive dialogue with the community, especially when there are conflicting views, to build consensus and foster a culture of collaboration and support.
Content Creation
Scope and build high-quality samples, docs, and developer program content with minimal guidance.
Produce code and documentation that is accessibly written for a well-defined audience.
Create and deliver engaging presentations and demos, and build new applications to showcase platform capabilities.
Advocacy and Evangelism
Advocate externally, representing the platform at conferences, meetups, and other industry events to drive adoption of newly released technology.
Collaborate with internal teams to ensure the developer perspective is considered in product development, and assist in prioritizing and addressing developer feedback.
Education and Training
Anticipate potential roadblocks and plan accordingly, employing creative solutions for educational content.
Conduct workshops, training sessions, and live-coding webinars to educate developers on best practices, new features, and updates.
Demonstrate sound judgment in project design and process when creating educational materials to empower developers.
Feedback Loop
Establish and maintain a robust feedback loop with customer and partner developers, ensuring their insights and experiences contribute to the platform's continuous improvement.
Able to effectively assist developers with issues, proactively prioritizing and communicating those issues to internal teams.
Works on diverse problems that require an analysis of many factors, translating customer needs into actionable, meaningful units of work for internal teams.
About You
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of experience in partner / sales engineering, software engineering, product management, or related roles.
5+ years experience engineering skill, experience with building full-stack applications in JS / TS and creating technical content (written or video).
Other Qualifications
BS / BA, MS / MA degree or equivalent work experience.
Comfortable representing a product publicly (on camera, on stage, or online).
Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and technologies.
Bonus point if have experience working with open source projects.
Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment.
You're energized by community, whether on Discord, Twitter, YouTube, or in person, and you're self-directed and organized.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission / bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please .
Primary Location : USA.CA.PleasantonPrimary Location Base Pay Range : $165,600 USD - $248,400 USDAdditional US Location(s) Base Pay Range : $140,600 USD - $248,400 USD
Developer Advocate • Pleasanton, CA, USA