Staff Developer Advocate

Co-create dev-grade technical assets with Content Engineering and Content Writing that survive scrutiny

Share technical war stories with customers, partners, and OSS communities

Run signal capture for the org

Collect and categorize what developers are asking, objecting to, and struggling with, and route it to the right owners

Close the loop by making sure signal turns into shipped fixes

Build durable advocacy

Identify and nurture champions — power users, repeat contributors, future speakers

Partner with Dev Events to turn field moments into lasting community relationships

You've shipped and operated real systems and can hold your own in CI/CD conversations

You have proven DevRel experience with evidence of impact

You communicate technical concepts with clarity, and can recover when a live demo breaks

You protect credibility relentlessly and know what erodes trust

You build reusable assets and repeatable systems, not one-off content

You document what you learn so the org compounds

You have deep CI/CD or DevOps experience

You have OSS contributions or public technical proof

You've supported enterprise evaluation and migration motions

You've collaborated on events programming

You're comfortable building agentic tooling or workflow automation for DevRel systems

The base salary range for this role is $220,000–$240,000 USD. Compensation is determined based on geographic location, relevant experience, and qualifications.

Every application gets a response. If this sounds like the way you already work, apply, or reach out with questions first.

At Buildkite, we value diversity and celebrate all types of skills, backgrounds, and experiences. We’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment and providing reasonable accommodations throughout our recruitment process.

If you need any accommodations or support during the application or interview process, please reach out to us at accommodations@buildkite.com.