OpenSource Advocate

What are we looking for in our OpenSource Advocate?

Title: OpenSource Advocate
Duration: 4+ months (possibility of extension)
Location: based out of Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA (Hybrid)
Rate: $45 - $56/hr on w2 (Depend on experience)

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

You will be responsible for advocating and liaising with the broader community ecosystem for open-source projects, coordinating with stakeholders to raise brand awareness and profile in these communities. You will also drive programs to encourage open source project creation and contribution.

This role is at the cutting edge of AI/MLOps, cloud-native, open-source technologies, developer experiences, and API platforms (REST and GraphQL). You will work closely with product management, developer marketing, technical learning, and engineering teams to drive awareness around technologies such as Kubernetes, Argo, Istio, public cloud, observability and scalable distributed systems.  

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON:
Build and maintain tools that ease producing and releasing Open Source software to 
Work closely with partners and open source communities, such as CNCF, GraphQL Foundation, to coordinate dev events, content ideas, marketing collateral and new initiatives  
Create developer facing documentation and training materials around contributing to open source and maintaining open source projects 
Interface with open source communities to understand problems and trends in the market 
Create tools to automatically analyze and report on Open Source repositories trends and statistics
Drive the editorial calendar and support the team’s creation of content around open source engagements and products 

Skills:    

DESIRED:
Measurable success enabling developers through hands-on workshops and labs 
Shared documented code and content to support/enable other developers 
Seasoned and enthusiastic presenter at events and/or via YouTube, Webinars, or Live Streams 
High AI proficiency and general knowledge 
 
BONUS:

Bonus points if you are familiar with different Open Source licenses and Contributor License Agreements 
 
*As part of your application, please be sure to include a link to your GitHub and/or personal website so we can get a sense of your open source engagement and prior work

Interview Process:

1st round: 30 minutes

2nd round- 60-90 minutes

Education:    
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

You have a record of being an active contributor (i.e. code, bugs, design, documentation) to at least one influential open source project
Strong understanding of software development technologies, frameworks, and tools.
Proven experience in developer advocacy, technical evangelism, or a related role.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product management, training, and engineering
Experience in creating effective developer-focused contenStrong presentation skills, with ability in conducting live streams, or public speaking at events

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

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Rate/Salary: $45 - $56/hr on w2 (Depend on experience)