[Hiring] Developer Relations Engineer @Akuity

Role Description

This is a hybrid technical role focused on bridging the gap between Akuity and its developer community by combining software engineering with developer relations. Responsibilities include:

• Creating technical content like tutorials and demos.
• Providing developer support.
• Gathering feedback for product teams.
• Engaging with the community at events and online.

This role helps drive product adoption by ensuring the developer experience is positive and effective.

Qualifications

• Technical Expertise: A strong background in software development to build credible demos and understand developer workflows.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating content, giving presentations, and interacting with the community.
• Empathy: The ability to understand and relate to the challenges and needs of other developers.
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving abilities to help developers overcome technical hurdles.
• Community Focus: A passion for building and nurturing relationships with developers and contributing to open-source communities.

Requirements

• Remote (U.S. or Canada)
• Full-Time
• Quarterly Travel

Benefits

• Open-source software advocacy.
• A culture grounded in humility, authenticity, and diversity.
• Support for team members to take ownership and act responsibly.
• Collaboration and curiosity encouraged.

Company Description

Akuity was founded in 2021 to enable enterprises to ship software faster and more reliably with modern GitOps best practices. The Akuity Platform enables teams to manage the development and deployment across hundreds – if not thousands – of Kubernetes clusters from a single control plane. Trusted by top companies around the globe, the Akuity Platform provides the only end-to-end GitOps platform for enterprises.

Our mission is to simplify the software delivery process so that DevOps and Platform Engineering teams can move fast, and deploy code effortlessly without the fear of breaking things.