Skip to content
jobs·jobs·jobs.com

Remote Developer Advocate jobs

11 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Developer advocates help outside software developers succeed with a company's platform, API or tools, and bring what those developers say back to the product team. They teach through talks, tutorials, sample code and video, and spend time where developers gather. The role sits between engineering and marketing and depends on real technical credibility.

About the Developer Advocate role

What the work looks like

  • Write tutorials, blog posts and sample applications that show how to build something real with the product.
  • Give conference talks, run workshops and host livestreams or webinars for developers.
  • Answer developer questions in community forums, Discord, Stack Overflow and GitHub issues.
  • Collect developer feedback and friction points and argue for fixes with product and engineering.
  • Try new features before release and report where the developer experience falls short.

What employers ask for

  • Working software development experience
  • Technical writing and tutorial creation
  • Public speaking and live demos
  • Community engagement on GitHub and forums
  • Video and livestream production basics
  • Fluency with APIs, SDKs and documentation

Doing this job remotely

Developer advocacy is commonly remote because the audience is online and worldwide. Travel is the catch: conferences, meetups and hackathons can take up a meaningful share of the year, sometimes across continents. Between events the work is self-directed content creation, which demands discipline and a clear agreement with the employer on what counts as success.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Most developer advocates were software engineers who enjoyed writing, teaching or speaking, with some coming from technical writing or solutions engineering. Later moves include senior or principal advocate, head of developer relations, product management or a return to engineering.