Developer Relations Advocate

Who We Are

The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build.

Responsibilities

• Increase adoption of Solana’s technology by working directly with our developer community to reduce the cost of adoption, answer technical questions, and funnel insights back to the team to improve the overall experience and technology.
• Create and improve documentation and other content to improve the resource offerings on Solana’s website, Github and other channels.
• Be an active member of our developer community by helping to address technical questions and improve the overall quality of developer support in channels such as Discord, Slack and StackOverflow
• Help build and/or project manage simple dApp’s that show off what a performant blockchain can do.
• Record and create content showcasing developing on Solana.
• Speak at conferences playing a community-building role in the global ecosystem.

Requirements

• 3+ years professional technical experience in (or exposure to) one or more of the following: Rust, C, C++, Javascript / Node.js, Solidity
• Has contributed to open source projects.
• Bitcoin/Ethereum/Blockchain related open source projects is a major bonus as well.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 3+ years of experience as a professional software developer or evangelist.