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Full-Time

Senior Developer Advocate

Remote

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UpBound

UpBound

51-200 employees

Cloud-based solutions for infrastructure management

Enterprise Software
Data & Analytics

Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Developer Relations
Required Skills
Communications
Git
AWS
Marketing
Requirements
  • Have 5+ years combined experience as a Developer Advocate within open source communities combined with other technical roles (e.g. SWE, Developer, Engineering Ops, Technical Support etc)
  • Clear communication skills to different internal and external audiences in both written and verbal mediums.
  • Enjoy giving technical presentations to audiences that span the technical to semi-technical spectrum.
  • Are well versed in the enterprise software and cloud native landscapes.
  • Quickly pick up and navigate highly technical cloud infrastructure architectures, challenges, and concepts.
  • Previously helped launch a developer product and have grown a thriving community around it.
  • Regularly create technical documentation, blogs, and other forms of media that clearly articulate solutions and drive adoption.
  • Maintain an active and credible presence in developer communities and social media channels.
  • Programmed in a modern coding language such as Go.
  • Enjoy being an educator and thought partner to developers and open source community members.
  • Love solving problems.
Responsibilities
  • Write code.
  • Shape and execute a strategy around driving developer awareness and adoption of Upbound products.
  • Work with the product, engineering and growth teams to improve the onboarding and overall experience of developers.
  • Identify and build relationships with key influencers with the aim of fostering a strong community, as well as collect feedback about the product and technical blockers, if any.
  • Closely partner with the Upbound Marketing team to organize and develop content for meet-ups, events, conferences, webinars and related activities.
  • Author compositions, configurations, and reference platforms to reduce adoption friction and accelerates the developer’s journey from open source to professional, enterprise and business critical product tiers. See https://github.com/upbound/platform-ref-aws as an example.
  • Create content such as videos, blogs, tech talks, live streams, tutorials, document best practices, and author white papers to enable operators and developers to quickly and successfully leverage Upbound.
  • Collaborate with internal product engineering and marketing teams to help shape the product roadmap, market positioning, and developer program initiatives.
  • Attend webinars, industry events as well as company conferences such as Kubecon (35+% travel… eventually).

Upbound provides cloud-based solutions designed to help businesses streamline their operations and manage their cloud infrastructure more effectively. Their services include managed control planes that allow platform teams to scale resources as needed, ensuring optimal performance. A key feature is the ability to auto-scale control planes to support platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), which means resources can adjust automatically based on demand. Upbound also offers Upbound Spaces, enabling organizations to deploy managed control planes in their own environments, which is beneficial for compliance with data privacy regulations. Unlike many competitors, Upbound focuses on simplifying the management of various cloud services and tools through centralized control. The company's goal is to empower businesses to innovate rapidly while efficiently managing their cloud resources, all through a subscription-based model.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$77M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-10%

1 year growth

-13%

2 year growth

1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Upbound's recent 3x sales growth and high-profile clients like Deutsche Kreditbank and Gameloft indicate strong market traction and growth potential.
  • The launch of Upbound Spaces and self-hosted control planes offers businesses greater flexibility and control over their cloud environments.
  • Achieving SOC 2 Type II compliance and establishing a Trust Center for vulnerability disclosures enhances Upbound's credibility and security posture.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive cloud computing market requires Upbound to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
  • Dependence on the open-source Crossplane project could pose risks if the project faces any setbacks or changes in direction.

What makes UpBound unique

  • Upbound.io's unique ability to auto-scale control planes for platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) sets it apart from competitors.
  • The introduction of Upbound Spaces allows organizations to deploy managed control planes in their own environments, addressing data privacy compliance needs.
  • Upbound's integration with the open-source Crossplane project provides a unified managed experience, enhancing its appeal to enterprises looking for scalable cloud-native solutions.

Benefits

Equity

Health care benefits

401k plan

Work from anywhere

Flexible hours & PTO

Home office stipend