Streaming Developer Advocate (Remote U.S.)

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Are you someone who loves to geek out on cutting edge technology? Do you enjoy getting on stage and showing the art of the possible to like minded technologists? Do you like getting 1:1 with customers and helping them find ways to bring new technology into their organizations to make a major business impact? If so then DataStax wants to talk to you! In this role youll be focused on Apache Pulsar, the next generation messaging and event streaming platform. Youll work closely with our community management, marketing and field teams to engage with Pulsar users to amplify their success stories. Youll become the voice of the developer to product management as we find ways to improve the product and build a compelling roadmap. Youll be the technical expert who helps evangelize Pulsar to organizations as you help them modernize their event driven architectures and data in motion strategies. And youll be doing this while building up your own personal brand and recognition as an expert in the tech industry.

Job Description

As a Developer Advocate at DataStax, you get to enable an enthusiastic community of developers by communicating all the awesome things that make Apache Pulsar the next must-know technology.

This role is perfect for someone who likes being hands on and going deep into technology solutions to showcase Pulsars ability to solve specific problems. You should also be comfortable taking your learnings and turning them into tutorials, articles, workshops or tech talks that are presented at conferences or other virtual events.

Your goal will be to evangelize Apache Pulsar to audiences both large and small. You will get to exercise your technical skills on a daily basis as you build technical demos, sample projects and workshops to get people excited about Apache Pulsar. You will use your expertise to help steer prospective customers towards best practices and areas of opportunity where Pulsar can make them successful. Youll then share your knowledge with the broader Pulsar ecosystem through conference talks, webinars and written articles. This will provide you with a unique opportunity to build your personal brand based on your technical expertise within the event streaming and cloud messaging ecosystem.

Essential Job Functions

  • Evangelize Apache Pulsar and grow the community of people using Apache Pulsar.

  • Connect with customers 1:1 to get them excited about Apache Pulsar and help them find opportunities where Pulsar can help their organization.

  • Engage with the broader DataStax and Apache Pulsar communities by delivering webinars, workshops and conference talks to build awareness and excitement around Pulsar.

  • Develop and conduct workshops, mini-trainings and labs to help new Pulsar users learn how to use Pulsar.

  • Interact with the Pulsar user community to be the voice of the user and help improve the developer experience around Apache Pulsar.

  • Work with prospective DataStax customers to create solution architectures and lay out a path to success for organizations that want to adopt Pulsar.

  • Work with sales teams or directly with prospective customers to build demonstrations of how Pulsar can address their requirements.

  • Develop sample applications and learning materials to help developers learn how to use Apache Pulsar effectively.

Job Requirements

  • Proficiency in one or more of the following computer languages: Java, Python, JavaScript (Node.js), Golang, Rust

  • Willingness to learn new technologies and keep developing your coding skills

  • Strong social skills in a group and 1:1

  • Exceptional public speaking skills with a track record of engaging technical audiences

  • Some experience with end user testing. Not just building the product but using the product!

  • Ability to travel up to 50%

  • Plus: 3+ years experience as an engineer in operations or development

  • Bonus: Experience with Apache Pulsar or other event streaming platforms in a production environment

  • Double Bonus: Experience with other popular open source / cloud native technologies such as Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

Why Datastax?

Huge market, amazing technology, and talented people are all great reasons to join DataStax. Benefits include remote work, discretionary time off (DTO) and quarterly bonus plan.

Next Steps:

If DataStax sounds like the place for you, please submit an application. When you do, make sure to let us know if you have a presence online with a blog, GitHub, Twitter, or other platforms.

From there, one of our awesome Talent Acquisition members will give you a call to go over things like DataStax the company, roles and responsibilities, and what you are looking for in your next career move.

The next step is a few rounds of video interviews where youll get to meet the DataStax Developer Advocates. Well talk about things like your work history, your style of work, communication skills, and talk all things technology as it relates to you and us.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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