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What it takes to be a developer advocate

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December 22, 2022


You’ve probably heard of the term Developer Advocate scrolling on Twitter or Linkedin. This term has become very popular in recent years thanks to companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Twilio, and more. But do you know what it means?

A developer advocate is an experienced programmer whose main objective is to act as a bridge between a company and a community or communities of developers. It’s a role commonly seen in tech companies whose target market is developers. 

These are just some of the tasks that developer advocates are involved in:

  • Participate in events: meetups, conferences, hackathons, open spaces, and more
  • Create and deliver technical content: blog posts, articles, studies
  • Collaborate with development teams to provide them with technologies that can be used to streamline processes. 
  • Help to improve products or services
  • Participate in internal studies
  • Write and improve technical documentation
  • …and more!

Of course, not all engineers have a profile…



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