Developer Advocacy: A Career Path for Those With a Passion for Code, Community, and Content
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The document provides an overview of the role of a developer advocate, outlining their responsibilities in fostering relationships between companies and software developers. It includes insights on how to become a developer advocate, personal stories from professionals in the field, and answers to common questions regarding the career path. Essential responsibilities include creating tutorials, engaging with the community, and contributing to open source projects.
Developer Advocacy: A Career Path for Those With a Passion for Code, Community, and Content
- 1. Developer Advocacy: A Career Path for Those With a Passion for Code, Community, and Content Elizabeth Kenyon Developer Advocate Shopify Lauren Schaefer Staff Developer Advocate Grammarly gram.ly/lauren_ghc
- 2. ● What is a developer advocate? ● Our stories ● How to become a developer advocate ● Q&A
- 3. ● What is a developer advocate? ● Our stories ● How to become a developer advocate ● Q&A
- 4. “To the community, I represent the company. To the company, I represent the community; I must have both of their interests in mind at all times.” Ewan Dennis
- 6. “DevRel, or developer relations, is a process for nurturing mutually beneficial relationships between organisations and software developers. In other words, it’s a collection of strategies and tactics that help companies to work better together with software engineers.” Matthew Revell
- 7. Developer Relations and Developer Advocacy Developer Relations Developer Advocacy
- 8. DevRel Responsibilities ● Create tutorials (written and video)* ● Capture community feedback* ● Speak at conferences and other events like live streams, webinars, and podcasts* ● Build sample code, apps, and tooling* ● Write documentation ● Build the community (online and in person) ● Craft the developer experience ● Moderate and answer questions in forums ● Contribute to open source projects ● Sponsor events ● Organize swag ● Engage on social media (personal and company accounts) ● Manage champions program *Most likely to be developer advocate responsibilities
- 9. ● What is a developer advocate? ● Our stories ● How to become a developer advocate ● Q&A
- 10. Education Liz BS in Computer Science University of Manitoba Lauren BS & MS in Computer Science North Carolina State University
- 11. Job History Liz Lauren 2022, Developer Advocate, Grammarly 2018, Developer Advocate, MongoDB 2017, Developer Advocate, SugarCRM 2009, Software Engineer, IBM 2017, Developer Intern, Government of Manitoba 2017, Developer Intern, Bold Commerce 2018, Developer Intern, Priceline 2018, Software Developer, Bold Commerce 2021, Developer Advocate, Shopify
- 12. What We Do Today Liz Lauren
- 13. ● What is a developer advocate? ● Our stories ● How to become a developer advocate ● Q&A
- 14. How to Become a Developer Advocate* 1. Learn a technology 2. Build empathy for developers 3. Connect with developers authentically 4. Create content 5. Speak at events *Everyone’s path will be unique, which is fantastic!
- 15. ● What is a developer advocate? ● Our stories ● How to become a developer advocate ● Q&A
- 16. Q&A Elizabeth Kenyon Developer Advocate Shopify Lauren Schaefer Staff Developer Advocate Grammarly gram.ly/lauren_ghc
- 17. Q&A Ideas • What are your favorite and least favorite parts of your job? • How have you customized your role for your strengths and interests? • What is the career path for a developer advocate? What’s next? • How much do you travel? • How much time do you spend coding? • How do you keep your technical skills fresh? • What’s a typical day or week? • How do you come up with ideas for talks? • What are your tips for social media? • What questions should I ask in an interview for a developer advocate? • What is the current job market for developer advocacy? • Do you need to be a programmer to be a developer advocate? • Should developer advocacy be your first role in tech? • What should I look for in my first job?