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
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