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# Developer Advocate

- **Company:** FriendliAI Corp.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Programming Tools, Open Source Technology, Large Language Models, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9808dea1362102cd

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in developer relations, developer advocacy, or technical community management
 * Demonstrated success organizing technical events such as hackathons and developer meetups
 * Strong technical writing skills with a portfolio of technical blog posts or documentation
 * Experience creating developer-focused content for social media platforms
 * Technical background with hands-on programming experience
 * Excellent presentation and communication skills
 * Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to various audiences
 * Experience/familiarity with GenAI technologies, LLM inference, GPU optimization, or AI developer tooling preferred
 * Ability to work in a hybrid environment, spending 2-3 days per week onsite at FriendliAI's office in downtown San Francisco

## Description

We are seeking a Developer Advocate to build and lead our developer community engagement strategy. This role will serve as the bridge between FriendliAI and the broader AI developer ecosystem, creating meaningful connections through technical content, community engagement, events, and developer advocacy.

You will play a key role in growing FriendliAI's presence within the GenAI, inference, and ML infrastructure communities by engaging directly with developers, AI engineers, and technical decision makers across both online and in-person channels., * Design and execute a comprehensive developer relations strategy aligned with FriendliAI's company goals, developer adoption initiatives, and community growth

 * Lead organization and execution of hackathons, technical meetups, workshops, webinars, and conference activations that engage AI engineers, ML practitioners, and infrastructure developers
 * Create and oversee high-quality technical content, including blog posts, inference benchmarks, architecture deep dives, integration tutorials, videos, demos, and developer documentation
 * Develop engaging social and community content that highlights FriendliAI's technology, product launches, open-source initiatives, and community activities
 * Build and maintain relationships with developer communities, open-source contributors, technical influencers, and strategic ecosystem partners
 * Gather developer feedback to inform product roadmap and improvements
 * Represent FriendliAI at industry conferences and developer events
 * Collaborate with marketing, product, and engineering teams to ensure cohesive messaging


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