Full-Time Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy
Job Description
Tigera provides active, zero-trust based security for cloud-native applications running on containers and Kubernetes. Its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) prevents, detects, troubleshoots, and automatically mitigates exposure risks of security issues in build, deploy, and runtime stages.
Tigera is the creator and maintainer of Calico Open Source, the most widely adopted container networking and security solution. The company’s software powers more than 100M containers across 2M+ nodes in 166 countries, and is supported across all major cloud providers and Kubernetes distributions.
As our team grows, we are looking for colleagues who not only share our passion for this work and growing our company, but who will also strengthen our company values and help ensure that Tigera remains a great place to work. At our core, our focus is on our customers, who are the heroes of our story; on aiming high and staying nimble in how we get there; on continuous learning to drive our success; and on respecting, collaborating, and supporting each other on a daily basis.
If you are looking to help make a substantial impact, and our values and products align with your vision of your career growth, we want to hear from you!
About Your Role
Ready for an opportunity to make a substantial impact with a disruptive tech company in a highly technical role, while also building your Developer Advocate career, and the careers of those on your team, in the rapidly growing Kubernetes ecosystem? Come and join the amazing team behind Project Calico, the leading open source container networking and network security solution, and regular contributors to other open source ecosystem projects, including Kubernetes and Istio.
We have thousands of companies around the planet using our software daily to run their mission-critical applications, including some of the largest SaaS, financial services, gaming, and retail companies where performance, scale, and security are essential to the business. All of the four major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google, and IBM) have chosen Calico for network security for their managed Kubernetes services. Docker EE 2.0 Kubernetes ships with Calico bundled (batteries included), and we are fully integrated with other major distros, including RedHat OpenShift and the Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes.
As a Tigera Developer Advocate Leader, you will drive the growth and shape the future of the Calico and Kubernetes user and contributor communities. You will lead a team of developer advocates and define a vision and strategy for our developer advocacy program. In this highly technical role, you will be an ecosystem influencer and a champion of users’ needs. You will build relationships to deeply understand and improve people’s adoption journeys by driving activities ranging from inspiring users with the latest technology advancements and best practices to identifying and removing the friction points getting in their way.
You Will
Define a vision to build the developer mindshare for security and observability for Kubernetes networking and microservices communication, and drive adoption of Project Calico
Build a team of Developer Advocates to implement the vision
Provide hands-on leadership — blogging, demonstrating, documenting, educating, speaking, advocating!
Connect online and face-to-face (when safe) with user group members to build personal relationships and deeply understand their needs, usage, journeys, and barriers to adoption
Produce high-quality technical “how-to” content (blogs, videos, webinars, talks) addressing common user needs, latest technology advances, and emerging best practices
Present at meetups, conferences, and other ecosystem events
Build and nurture relationships with fellow ecosystem influencers and open source leaders
Monitor user group growth and health, tracking metrics and running regular user group surveys
Travel regularly (when safe) within the US, and occasionally internationally, to attend or present at conferences, workshops, meetups, and other ecosystem events
You Have
3+ years of experience in a leadership role leading developer advocacy efforts
5+ years of experience with open source software, training, and technical education
Strong leadership skills (ability to define a vision for the team)
Ability to hire and motivate the team and drive successful outcomes
Experience using or contributing to open source software
Experience using Linux (your favorite window is a terminal)
A bias for action with an ability to iterate rapidly to produce results
Previous experience working in an early-stage company
Why Join Us
With offices in San Francisco, San Jose, Vancouver (Canada), Cork (Ireland), and London (England), we have a thriving team of diverse individuals from all over the world. We believe in a collaborative, flexible work environment based on respect for, and commitment from, every employee. We also offer a competitive compensation package along with full health, vision, and dental benefits. These benefits, coupled with an amazing team of individuals who believe in our mission and value openness, collaboration, and teamwork, make Tigera an awesome place to work.
How to Apply
Hello, please don't hesitate to apply via our website or reach out to me directly at lenka@tigera.io. Looking forward to your application!315 total views, 0 today