DevRel as Professional Career

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1. DevRel as Professional Career Alvaro Navarro 22 January 2020

2. What is DevRel?

3. What is DevRel? “ help to get software developers excited

   about building on top of your product “

4. What is DevRel? DevRel is not about selling or promoting

   a product.

5. Why DevRel matters? - DevRel actually isn't necessary at every

   company! - We help developers to succeed - Bridge between engineering team and customer - People who care about Developers’ needs - Passionate about the product they represent

6. What skills are needed?

7. “ We have backgrounds in software development, most of us

   contribute to Open Source, and many of us are even maintainers, meaning that we know when a product is or isn’t easy to use and we also know how to fix it “ What skills are needed? Ashley McNamara Developer Advocate at Microsoft

8. What skills are needed? - Technical knowledge - Coding skills

   - Writing - Public Speaking Hard skills

9. What skills are needed? - Communication - Quick learner -

   Approachable - Empathy Soft skills

10. A day as Developer Advocate

11. None

12. A Day as Developer Advocate @ Hackathon 07:00 Coffee &

    Breakfast 09:00 Arrival to venue 09:30 Elevator pitch 10:00 Hackathon starts -- Time for hacking -- 22:00 Hackathon stops (some teams may stay working!)

13. A Day as Developer Advocate @ Hackathon 09:00 Hackathon starts

    -- Time for hacking -- 15:00 Hackathon finishes 15:30 Solutions evaluation 17:00 Recap: feedback analysis & actions 21:00 Flight back $HOME

14. Who is hiring?

15. Who is hiring?

16. Resources

17. Resources

18. Resources devrelcollective.fun bit.ly/37aibua

19. Thanks! alnacle alnacle