Developer Relations Engineer

Summary

Join the Arbitrum Foundation as a Developer Relations Engineer and play a key role in expanding our APAC developer ecosystem. This position requires fluency in Mandarin Chinese. You will build relationships with developers, create technical content, organize community events, and gather feedback to improve our Layer 2 solutions. You will also collaborate with internal teams and contribute to open-source projects. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for blockchain technology. This is a remote-first position with a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• You are fluent in one or more general-purpose languages (e.g. Typescript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, etc)
• Fundamentals of Solidity
• Deep understanding of blockchain technology and EVM solutions
• Strong English communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Fluency in Chinese (Mandarin) is a hard requirement
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Bachelor in computer science or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Developer Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with developers, both within and outside the Arbitrum community. Act as a key point of contact for technical inquiries and support
• Advocacy and Community building: Serve as a passionate advocate for Arbitrum by developing and executing strategies to grow and nurture a vibrant developer community around Arbitrum. Organise meetups, webinars, workshops, and other events to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Contributing: Create and maintain technical documentation, tutorials, and contribute to the open source ecosystem to help developers integrate with Arbitrum seamlessly. Deliver educational content through various channels
• Feedback Loop: Gather feedback from developers and relay it to our product and engineering teams. Advocate for developers' needs and priorities within the organisation
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the internal cross-functional teams, including marketing, product management, and engineering, to align developer outreach with our strategic goals
• Metrics and Reporting: Track and analyse developer engagement metrics to measure the impact of developer relations efforts. Use data-driven insights to refine strategies
• Assess leads (e.g. grant proposals, product requirement documents, etc) from a technical standpoint, focusing on the technical team capabilities, architecture and source code and the timeline credibility
• Contributing back to the ecosystem via open source contributions or the production of other educational materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in developer relations, developer advocacy, or a related role in the tech industry, within the blockchain or cryptocurrency space
• Demonstrated experience in community building and engagement
• Prior commercial experience with Solidity
• Exposure to Rust
• Open-source contributor on the EVM space
• You speak another language (e.g. Spanish, Hindi, Korean, Japanese)

Benefits

• Remote first global workforce
• Industry-leading healthcare insurance
• Home office set-up allowance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Growth / continuing education allowance
• Flexible time off
• Company-issued laptop