Developer Relations/Advocate

Description
About VAST Data

VAST Data is revolutionizing the data infrastructure landscape with its innovative approach to data platforms, AI acceleration, and storage architecture. Our mission is to simplify data infrastructure while enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data assets in the age of AI.


Role Overview
We're looking for a dynamic Developer Advocate to serve as a bridge between technical teams and the user community. In this role, you'll champion our technologies through workshops, content, and events, helping customers and prospects understand how VAST Data and our API-first platform can transform data and AI initiatives.



Key Responsibilities


Community Building

Represent VAST Data at industry conferences, meetups, and events as a speaker

Design and deliver compelling technical workshops

Build relationships with developer communities, AI practitioners, and data engineers

Be a part of and nurture our active Cosmos community of customers and partners

Content Creation

Develop high-quality technical content including tutorials, blog posts, videos, and documentation

Create comprehensive workshop materials for both in-person and virtual delivery

Build applications, reference architectures, and proof-of-concepts

Design and implement hands-on labs for data pipelines and AI workflows

Technical Expertise

Demonstrating best practices for data platform implementations

Build and showcase integration with popular frameworks

Serve as a technical advisor to SEs and customers

Collaborate with product teams to translate customer feedback into product improvements and product adoption

AI Agent and Workflow Development & Showcasing

Develop proof-of-concept AI agents and data pipelines using VAST Data

Create educational content explaining how VAST Data enhances AI development workflows

Collaborate with partners to showcase pipelines used by their AI agents

Stay current on emerging AI technologies and frameworks to identify integration opportunities

Requirements

Background in software development, developer relations, advocacy, or technical evangelism

Public speaking with proven experience presenting technical content

Strong technical writing skills with a portfolio of blog posts, documentation, technical content

Experience creating and delivering technical workshops or training programs

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives

Experience with modern AI frameworks and data processing technologies

Familiarity with distributed computing concepts and technologies

Software development experience in languages and tools used in data engineering (Python, SQL, vector databases, etc.)

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

Understanding of modern advanced storage and compute architectures, particularly open-source, and their impact on data pipeline performance

Knowledge of containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native technologies

Understanding of modern database technologies

Experience with VAST Data products or similar data platform technologies

Experience building and deploying data pipelines in production environments

Active social media presence in relevant technical communities

Previous experience working with enterprise customers in the data infrastructure space

Personal Attributes

Comfortable speaking in front of audiences with an engaging presentation style

Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating across teams

Creative problem-solver who can develop innovative demos and content

Passionate about technology education and knowledge sharing

Empathetic communicator who can understand and address customer pain points

Adaptable to changing priorities and emerging technologies

Travel Requirements
This position requires approximately 20% travel for conferences, customer visits, and workshops

What We Offer

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge data infrastructure technologies

Collaborative environment focused on innovation and technical excellence

Competitive compensation package including equity

Professional development opportunities and conference attendance

Flexible work arrangements as a “remote-first” company

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