Staff Developer Advocate, Java

Who We Are   Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. Our amazing user community provides us with real-time feedback and contributions to improve the developer experience everywhere. Backed by top VC firms, we have built a team of professionals from various successful start-ups and well-known technology companies. Together, we collaborate cross-functionally, engage with and support our users to improve the developer experience, deliver world-class open-source software, and enhance our commercial SaaS platform. Temporal is growing and working towards building the best community. We are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for helping developer communities, open-source software, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

Summary

The Staff Developer Advocate at Temporal Technologies will be the voice and face of our Java developer community. This role involves producing high-quality technical content, engaging with developers, and gathering feedback for product development. The successful candidate will drive developer engagement and contribute to the growth of our open-source community.

What You’ll Do:

• Create Technical Content: Produce high-quality technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, guides, diagrams, and videos targeted at Java developers.
• Data-Driven Content Strategy: Use data to inform and evaluate content efforts, iterating based on performance and feedback.
• Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with engineering and marketing teams to ensure consistent, high-quality content and messaging.
• Community Engagement: Actively engage with the developer community through forums, social media, and events, representing Temporal.io.
• Feedback Loop: Gather feedback from the community to influence product development and improve developer experience.
• Event Participation: Travel frequently to support and participate in developer events and conferences.

What You’ll Bring:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience as a software engineer with a strong focus on Java and distributed systems.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java, distributed systems, state management, and workflow execution.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a developer advocate or relations role; building and engaging developer communities is a plus.

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $176,400 - $220,500.
• Additionally, this role is …