> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2716237-developer-advocate](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2716237-developer-advocate). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Developer Advocate - **Company:** Exa Corporation - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Programming Tools, Open Source Technology, Systems Integration, Large Language Models, Api Design, Web Api - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/developer-advocate-exa-8832225 ## About the Role * 3+ years as a software engineer, developer advocate, or a mix, with code you can show us. * Real fluency in the AI stack. You have built with LLMs, agents, and retrieval, and you can speak about what worked and what didn't. * Public artifacts: repos, talks, streams, tutorials, or side projects. We care more about what you've shipped and shown than where you worked. * Strong live communication. You can teach something technical to a room and hold their attention. * Genuine enthusiasm for helping other developers, including the unglamorous version of that in a support thread at 9pm. * Comfort working in public and taking technical criticism without getting defensive. * AI-native working habits: you build with AI tooling daily and have opinions about where it falls short. Nice to Have * Open source contributions developers would recognize. * Experience at an API-first or developer tools company. * A following or reputation in the AI developer community. * Experience running workshops or hackathon mentoring. * Range beyond code: video, writing, or design skills that make your demos land harder. ## Description This is an engineer's job with an audience. You'll spend your time building: reference apps, demos, integrations, and the small sharp examples that make a developer understand in thirty seconds what Exa unlocks for their agent. Then you'll show how it works, in talks, streams, workshops, repos, and wherever developers gather. You should already be building with LLMs, agents, and retrieval, and you should be able to talk to a staff engineer about where their pipeline is failing without hedging. Communication is the other key. We need someone who does both building and presenting, with good taste for production values both on stage and in videos. You'll work closely with the Head of DevRel on community and ecosystem programs, and with Technical PMM on repurposing what you build into content for SEO and AEO., Be genuinely useful in public forums: answering questions, unblocking developers, participating in the communities where our users are, and being a recognizable helpful presence rather than a promotional astroturfer. Success is measured by response quality and audience trust., Build and maintain integrations with the frameworks and tools developers use, in partnership with the Head of DevRel who owns the partner relationships. Success is measured by integrations that stay working as upstream changes., * Talks and workshops that convert attention into first API calls. * Developers recognize you as helpful in the communities that matter to us. * Integrations we own stay healthy, not abandoned after launch. * Product hears about developer friction from you before it shows up in churn. * Marketing and sales pull your demos into their material because they are the clearest thing we have., * Community strategy, ecosystem partnerships, and DevRel program direction: Head of Developer Relations. * Blog strategy and organic discovery: Technical PMM for Content. ## Related Videos - [Web APIs you might not know about](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/281-web-apis-you-might-not-know-about) - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [AI Pair Programming with GitHub Copilot at SAP: Looking Back, Looking Forward!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1546-ai-pair-programming-with-github-copilot-at-sap-looking-back-looking-forward) - [Developer Relations in the World of Agents - Michelle Duke](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1898-developer-relations-in-the-world-of-agents-michelle-duke) - [Exploring AI: Opportunities and Risks in Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1267-exploring-ai-opportunities-and-risks-in-development) - [Project Fugu: Extending the web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/832-project-fugu-extending-the-web) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026)