Developer Educator

We are a young, fast-growing startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. At its core, LocalStack provides a high-fidelity emulator and local cloud development platform - imagine developing cloud applications and data pipelines entirely on your local machine within a lightweight cloud sandbox, running in Docker.

Our mission is to empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, allowing for a more enjoyable dev experience, and saving valuable time and resources. LocalStack has a large and active open source community (51k+ stars on GitHub) with several 100k active users worldwide and 200M+ downloads to date. With a growing international customer base across Fortune Global 500 companies for our advanced enterprise offerings, as well as a growing, globally distributed team of top-notch engineers and GTM experts, we are on an exciting growth journey to become the world’s leading platform for local cloud software development.

LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland, with a development office in Vienna/Austria and remote team members from around the world (incl. US, FR, UK, IN, IT, MX, IE).

As a Developer Educator on the LocalStack Developer Relations team, your primary focus will be on enabling developers to effectively use and evaluate LocalStack's technology. You will create and maintain educational materials that serve both as advocacy tools and as resources for developer enablement. You will actively engage with the community to understand their learning needs and collaborate to produce relevant educational content.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Advocacy and Enablement:
   1. Develop and maintain comprehensive learning journeys across LocalStack's site, with a particular focus on developer documentation, the developer hub and the blog.
   2. Create a variety of educational materials such as written documentation, blog posts, tutorials, videos, and other learning resources.
   3. Repurpose educational materials for outreach and marketing campaigns to advocate for LocalStack's technology.
2. Community Engagement:
   1. Engage with the developer community to understand their learning needs.
   2. Collaborate with LocalStack’s community members to broaden the reach of content they create while encouraging them to create additional content.
   3. Foster a supportive learning environment by providing feedback and resources to community contributors.
3. Continuous Improvement:
   1. Measure where developers encounter difficulties and adjust educational materials accordingly.
   2. Use feedback and data to continuously refine and improve learning resources and documentation.
   3. Work with LocalStack’s enterprise customers to ensure that the resources we provide address their specific needs.

Key Candidate Requirements:

• Experience in developer education or strong familiarity with pedagogical techniques.
• Proven ability in designing and maintaining learner journeys.
• Experience in measuring learning outcomes and adjusting materials to improve understanding and retention.
• Ability to read and write code and understand the underlying technologies involved in LocalStack.
• Competence in producing traditional technical documentation.
• Proficiency in creating diverse educational content including blog posts, video tutorials, and written tutorials.
• Strong empathy for developer workflows and needs.
• Ability to break down complex ideas and present them in an accessible manner suitable for the target audience's skill level.
• Excellent communication skills for writing, presenting, and collaborating with the community.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Flexible work arrangements.

At LocalStack, we are at the forefront of shaping cloud DevX and redefining how developers interact with cloud platforms. By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work in a fast-growing company with huge open source traction and a global customer base.
• Work on cutting-edge technology with a talented and passionate team.
• Shape the evolution of a product used and loved by thousands of developers worldwide.

Interested?

If you're excited about the opportunity to lead and scale the core engineering team at LocalStack, we'd love to hear from you Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack.