Developer Advocate

Your Title : Developer Advocate, Conference & Ecosystem Strategy

Job Location : Westminster, CO or Lake Oswego, OR-Onsite

Our Department : Trimble Marketplace

Can you architect the ultimate developer experience? Trimble is searching for a strategic Developer Advocate to own the entire vision, content, and experience for our first-ever annual Developer Conference.

What You Will Do

We are seeking a dynamic leader ready to catalyze innovation within our partner network. This role is the essential link connecting our core product teams (AECO and Field Systems) with the external developer community. Your success will be measured by your ability to accelerate the growth and quality of solutions in the Trimble Marketplace, transforming our external partners into highly productive contributors. You will fully own the strategy to ensure this community is empowered and integrated, directly translating into a measurable increase in partner innovation and business success through the conference platform.

1. Conference Strategy & Content Leadership

Define the Vision : Establish the Developer Conference as the definitive platform for sharing Trimble's short- and long-term Product Roadmaps (including APIs and AI), driving technical alignment, and soliciting direct developer feedback.

Curate World-Class Content : Manage the end-to-end content pipeline, curating keynotes, technical deep-dive sessions, and hands-on labs focused on advanced technical upskilling (AI, coding methodologies). This includes contributing to and reviewing technical content / code samples.

Accelerate Partner Success : Design business tracks focused on commercial enablement to accelerate the success of partners via the Trimble Marketplace.

Unify Ecosystem : Oversee the consolidation of existing programs (e.g., SketchUp / Tekla DevCamp) into the unified 2026 conference.

2. Internal Advocacy & Product Influence

Organizational Liaison : Act as the central point of accountability for coordinating content and resource contributions across Trimble's AECO and Field Systems product teams.

Primary contact for SketchUp developer advocacy and onboarding. This includes but is not limited to involvement with extensibility planning and development cycles to maintain knowledge of upcoming releases, and issuance of NFR licenses and vendor requests

Voice of the Developer (VOD) : Systematically gather and prioritize external developer feedback and pain points, channeling these insights directly back to Product Management and Engineering to influence the product roadmap and improve the Developer Experience (DX).

Dimensions Collaboration : Coordinate execution logistics with the Trimble Dimensions team, ensuring a cohesive event experience and strategically highlighting ecosystem partners on the expo floor.

Commercial & Licensing Oversight : Review the developer software licensing model (including issuance, validation, expiration, and renewal processes) and collaborate with the Marketplace team to evaluate the commercial structure of developer programs to ensure they are competitive, accessible, and generate appropriate revenue where applicable.

Developer Analytics & Insights : Review and scope tracking and reporting requirements on key developer metrics (e.g., registrations, installation activity, extension usage) using tools like Amplitude and website analytics to provide data-driven recommendations.

Ecosystem Strategy & Growth : Collaborate with the Marketplace and Partnerships team to define, execute, and measure strategies for developer program growth and engagement (PLG) across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with overall product and business objectives, including competitor analysis and identifying key integration gaps.

3. External Engagement & Education

Technical Content Creation : Develop and contribute high-quality technical content (e.g., blog posts, tutorials, code samples) to the Trimble Developer program, specifically focused on helping partners build, deploy, and scale their integrations.

Evangelism : Represent Trimble at external industry events, fostering relationships with developers, influencers, and other technology partners.

Program Leadership & Execution : Involvement within the planning and execution of external developer challenges, such as the Trimble 0-60 Challenge, to drive product adoption, new feature exploration, and marketplace involvement.

What Skills & Experience You Should Bring

3+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Developer Relations (DevRel), Technical Program Management, or a related role focused on platform adoption.

Proven experience defining the vision and managing the entire content pipeline for large-scale developer conferences (e.g., 200+ attendees).

Deep understanding of the developer lifecycle, SDKs / APIs, App Marketplaces, and the business models of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex technical topics to large audiences and influence executive stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects across multiple, geographically dispersed product lines (AECO, Field Systems).

Familiarity with the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), geospatial Field Systems, or related industrial software domains.

Experience in a role responsible for driving revenue or listings through a third-party partner ecosystem.

Compensation : Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and / or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

$92,750.00-$122,960.00

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Bonus Eligible?

No

Commission Eligible?

No

Benefits : Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply : Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the 'Apply Now' button located in this posting.

Application Deadline : Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values-Belong, Innovate, and Grow-we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and / or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at , under "Corporate Governance."

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