Remote API Evangelist

Summary

Blue Altair is seeking an experienced API Evangelist to help transform a large telecommunications company into a technology company by adopting an API-first approach. The role involves spreading knowledge about APIs, mentoring team members, creating content, engaging with developers, and improving products. The position is available for remote work.

Requirements

• Computer Science or a related technical degree. MBA preferred
• 5+ years of experience in developer advocacy and evangelism, 1-2 years in team leadership experience
• Experience creating, marketing, and editing various forms of technical content that resonates with developers
• Hand-on experience with and a solid understanding of the cloud-native ecosystem, developer tools, and APIs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; comfortable presenting to large audiences
• Confident in articulating value propositions, yet able to seamlessly drop into technical details when needed
• Experience in developing and improving mobile applications

Responsibilities

• Spread the word, first internal and possibly external communities, with a focus on Blue Altair’s APIs, and our application and service development platforms to help developers and operators create awesome products
• Mentor and coach team on API-first best practices and skills
• Help define how a world class API team operates and drives business impact
• Drive the editorial calendar and support the team’s creation of engaging content around Blue Altair’s open-source engagements and products
• Engage with developers and participate in developer forums; create samples, guides, tutorials, and blogs to ensure an excellent experience, both for internal and external developers
• Work closely with partners and open-source communities, such as CNCF, GraphQL Foundation, to coordinate marketing collateral and initiatives
• Be an evangelist for the Blue Altair development platform, Development Portal, and open-source projects both internally and externally by speaking at conferences, meetups, community meetings
• Be customer-obsessed, acting as the voice of developers and Blue Altair’s customers in creating and operationalizing world-class SaaS platforms
• Help improve our products by providing feedback on API design, platform usability, and functionality
• Participate in and grow the communities around Blue Altair’s involvement in open source
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships at multiple levels within the company, including commercial, engineering, marketing, sales, and services
• Own the API-first training plan to ensure adoption of Blue Altair’s API program

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth through Blue Altair's Star Elements program