Principal Developer Relations Engineer

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Requirements:

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, build rapport and relate to developers, especially container users, in both written and verbal forms
• Experience as a software developer who has worked in Java
• A solid understanding of containers and container-related technology
• Familiarity with and knowledge of open source software, software package ecosystems, and Linux distributions
• Knowledge related to software vulnerabilities and vulnerability management
• Active contributor, member, or leader in one or more software or open source communities
• Willing and able to travel up to 30% of the time for talks, conferences, and workshops

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute initiatives to grow awareness and adoption of Chainguard products
• Build hands-on demos, integrations, technical material, and examples
• Willing to produce written content including documentation to support the team
• Develop educational materials and run developer and customer workshops
• Interact with users where they are, both online (e.g.: Reddit, Stack Overflow, X, podcasts) and in person (conferences, meetups, company talks)
• Listen to, analyze, and disseminate relevant developer insights with the product and engineering teams, influencing the roadmap and product strategy
• Review internal product and engineering design documents from the developer’s perspective
• Speak about Chainguard and related technologies at relevant community events; this includes both conceptual, high-level material and technical, hands-on training
• Review issues and community forums related to Chainguard, smoothing the developer experience and helping solve recurring issues
• Test and QA products and submit bug reports and feature requests that help improve the developer experience
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, and sales to stay informed on feature work and go-to-market strategies