Open Source Developer Advocate, Open Source Strategy & Marketing

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Developer Advocate to join the Open Source Strategy & Marketing team. Our creative, experienced, and energetic organization is responsible for helping to drive the development and adoption of open source projects that are important to AWS. In this role, you'll combine your technical skills, passion, and creativity to generate awareness and support for the open source projects and initiatives that AWS is involved in.

Ideally, you're someone who comes from a software development background; but you love to be on stage or on screen guiding the community towards technologies that you believe in. You have immediate credibility with startups, developers, architects, and technology leaders. You're excited about open source software and cloud technologies. You love to share your passion with others and you exhibit judgment in selecting strategic opportunities to do so.

This Developer Advocate role will have substantial travel to connect with external communities. Between travel, you'll coordinate content production internally and externally, interact with communities actively on GitHub by reviewing and commenting on code, contributing to documentation, and by creating written content in the public online and in social channels.

Key job responsibilities

Creating and maintaining relevant content (demos, videos, blogs, podcasts, livestreams, etc), covering strategic open source projects along with emerging technologies and industry developments.

Gaining industry recognition and credibility as a regular attendee and speaker at third-party technology conferences, shows, and press events.

Curating, developing, and delivering compelling presentations to help drive awareness and adoption of projects AWS is involved in.

Maintaining a credible presence in social media

Ability to travel (including internationally when needed)

A day in the life

As an influencer, you'll use your unique personality and authentic content to help attract contributors and users to open source projects and keep them engaged and inspired to build.

As a part of the open source marketing team, you'll engage with Builders to identify and anticipate user challenges. You will represent the voice of Builders with internal service teams and leverage the data you gathered from the community to help influence the project.

As an ambassador, you'll build long-term relationships with members of open source communities. You'll work with others inside and outside AWS to identify areas to engage, amplify the materials and resources you create, and identify areas of improvement in the projects' public content.

About the team

AWS Developer Experience is a technical marketing team focused on winning the hearts and minds of Builders at scale. The Open Source Strategy and Marketing (OSSM - pronounced "awesome") team inside Developer Experience includes veterans that have worked for some of the industry's top open source companies and foundations. We help service teams, the field, and others effectively engage with project communities, media and analysts, foundations and partners, and others in the broader open source community.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of software development, or 5+ years of technical support experience

Experience writing technical articles, speaking at technology conferences, and contributing to open source

Experience with content production processes

Experience working with technical communities to deliver insights that improve products and services.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AI / ML technologies

Demonstrable following in social and technical channels such as Twitter, YouTube, GitHub, Twitch, or other local platforms.

Experience managing and / or maintaining medium to large scale projects on GitHub.

Success in nurturing, engaging with, and growing large open source projects.

Track record of contributing to documentation and / or writing technical how-to content.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants : Job duties for this position include : work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $106,100 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $237,300 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.