Open Developer Evangelist role at TokBox
Melih Onvural
If anyone knows someone who would be interested, or you are yourselves interested, then please do go to our jobs page, and apply.
We are looking to build our team, our community and hopefully the role of video chat on the web!
Thanks in advance.
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Melih O.
me...@tokbox.com
Developer Evangelist
Are you passionate about technology? Do you enjoy playing or working with leading-edge technologies and APIs? When you see a new technology that intrigues you, do you immediately try to build an app with it? Do you like telling your friends about the latest and greatest sites on the web? Do you like to explain how things work? Are you looking for an exciting role that will allow you to flex your technology, business and communications skills?
If you've answered yes to any or all of the above, then we want to talk to you!
TokBox is looking for their first Developer Evangelist. Your role will be to engage with the broad community of developers, Partners, industry groups and other influential users to show them what's possible with the TokBox Platform. You will also serve as their advocate, representing their needs to the broader TokBox team and ensuring they are met. Your ultimate mission is to establish, nurture and grow a thriving eco-system of applications and businesses, built on the TokBox Platform.
Responsibilities:
• Champion the TokBox Platform in person and online by presenting at events (conferences, panels, meetups), blogging/tweeting, engaging with developer press/bloggers, and similar activities
• Drive momentum for the TokBox Platform within the TokBox Developer community via contests, hackathons, TokBox Developer blogs and forums
• Work with key partners to specify and evaluate new features, and to develop and debug early implementations
• Support strategic partners and the broader developer community as they build apps that showcase the potential of the TokBox Platform
• Create tools that developers will use to implement TokBox applications including documentation, sample apps and tutorials
• Advocate for the developer community, representing their needs and influencing product prioritization by working cross-functionally within TokBox
Qualifications:
• Excellent presentation skills to large, demanding technical audiences
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, on technical and business subjects
• Experience blogging and writing technical articles, or teaching
• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred
• Solid programming abilities in JavaScript and one or more of the following languages: Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET (C#)
• Strong command of and interest in web application development landscapes
• Passion for new platforms and technologies — and showing others the possibilities
• A compelling blend of passion, optimism, customer advocacy, curiosity and creativity
• Ideally you will have experience working with online developer communities, large partners and bloggers
• Experience as a software developer or technology evangelist a plus