Staff Developer Advocate - Games

October 30

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Discord

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Video Games • Text Chat • VOIP

501 - 1000

💰 $12G Venture Round on 2022-03

Description

• Be the voice that drives us to constantly improve the experience for game developers on Discord's developer platform • Act as a lead for our Developer Relations team, help with planning, prioritization, and drive best practices across the team • Support developers by writing documentation, crafting best practices, and developing code samples or projects • Collaborate with our Engineering, Product, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams to highlight unique apps and use-cases, improve our developer experiences and grow the app ecosystem • Host community events, lead technical workshops, deliver talks, and find delightful, unique ways to bring new game developers into the Discord developer ecosystem • Be an expert resource for our developer community by continuously learning about our platform's capabilities and design patterns • Work with the other stakeholders on the developer facings teams to define how our team can best work with our developer community, including using insights you gather to directly influence our product roadmap

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in developer advocacy, engineering, or other relevant technical experience • Practical experience building games, or tools to support game developers • Proven ability to discuss and explain complex technical subjects in simple, succinct language • A strong understanding of API design principles and development best-practices • Proficiency with at least one popular gaming platform like Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot. • Proven ability to collect, analyze, and discuss data in order to set and track performance against goals • Experience working within cross-functional teams • Confidence presenting to different types of audiences, large and small, virtual and in-person • A passion for delivering technical documentation that inspires other builders • Previous experience in a Developer Advocacy role • Experience with Discord’s APIs • Proficiency in Mandarin or Korean to facilitate collaboration with Discord partners in these regions.

Benefits

• equity • benefits