Open Source Developer Advocate, Open Source Strategy & Marketing

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Developer Advocate to join the Open Source Strategy & Marketing team. Our creative experienced and energetic organization is responsible for helping to drive the development and adoption of open source projects that are important to this role youll combine your technical skills passion and creativity to generate awareness and support for the open source projects and initiatives that AWS is involved in.

Ideally youre someone who comes from a software development background; but you love to be on stage or on screen guiding the community towards technologies that you believe in. You have immediate credibility with startups developers architects and technology leaders. Youre excited about open source software and cloud technologies. You love to share your passion with others and you exhibit judgment in selecting strategic opportunities to do so.

This Developer Advocate role will have substantial travel to connect with external communities. Between travel youll coordinate content production internally and externally interact with communities actively on GitHub by reviewing and commenting on code contributing to documentation and by creating written content in the public online and in social channels.

Key job responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining relevant content (demos videos blogs podcasts livestreams etc) covering strategic open source projects along with emerging technologies and industry developments.
• Gaining industry recognition and credibility as a regular attendee and speaker at third-party technology conferences shows and press events.
• Curating developing and delivering compelling presentations to help drive awareness and adoption of projects AWS is involved in.
• Maintaining a credible presence in social media
• Ability to travel (including internationally when needed)

A day in the life

As an influencer youll use your unique personality and authentic content to help attract contributors and users to open source projects and keep them engaged and inspired to build.

As a part of the open source marketing team youll engage with Builders to identify and anticipate user challenges. You will represent the voice of Builders with internal service teams and leverage the data you gathered from the community to help influence the project.

As an ambassador youll build long-term relationships with members of open source communities. Youll work with others inside and outside AWS to identify areas to engage amplify the materials and resources you create and identify areas of improvement in the projects public content.

About the team

AWS Developer Experience is a technical marketing team focused on winning the hearts and minds of Builders at scale. The Open Source Strategy and Marketing (OSSM - pronounced awesome) team inside Developer Experience includes veterans that have worked for some of the industrys top open source companies and foundations. We help service teams the field and others effectively engage with project communities media and analysts foundations and partners and others in the broader open source community.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants : Job duties for this position include : work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $106100 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $237300 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and / or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Key Skills

Athletics,Admin Support,External Audit,ASP,Blogging

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 106100 - 237300