Developer Educator
Planetscale•5h ago
United StatesRemote$20–$50Full-time
- PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. Our database platform offers developers the fastest and most reliable Postgres and Vitess+MySQL databases, enabling businesses to efficiently handle data and workloads of all scales.
- We also take DX seriously. Our platform enables developers with deep performance insights, AI integration, powerful cluster management, and schema migration tooling.
- Our customers trust us with what is often their most precious digital asset: their data. The stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for a Developer Educator who is excited about bringing database education to new heights, creating unique and engaging content, helping customers
- building the PlanetScale engineering community at conferences, events
- The job
- Create technical content to help customers and engineers at-large learn how Postgres, MySQL, Vitess, Neki, and the PlanetScale ecosystem works
- Speak at conferences and events, representing PlanetScale in the database and engineering community
- Create and refine product documentation
- Host livestreams and webinars to engage with and educate our community
- Your role may contain between 20-50% travel to connect with developers at events worldwide
- The ideal candidate
- Teaches complex technical concepts in accessible ways
- Loves learning about and explaining full-stack application development, databases, and compute infrastructure
- Is a natural communicator who can adapt your message for different audiences
- Thrives in community settings and enjoy building relationships with developers
- Has excellent writing skills and can produce content that engineers actually want to read
- Is self-motivated and can manage multiple projects independently
- Enjoys experimenting with new ideas to further the education and marketing mission on PlanetScale
- What you will need
- 2+ years of experience in engineering, solution architecture, technical education, or developer relations
- Strong understanding of relational databases (Postgres or MySQL)
- Proven ability to create technical content (samples of blog posts, tutorials, documentation, or speaking engagements)
- Experience speaking at conferences or hosting technical presentations and events
- Willingness to travel between 20-50% of the time
- What else will help you be successful
- Experience with Vitess or other distributed database technologies
- Knowledge of distributed systems and database scaling challenges
- Previous experience at a database or infrastructure company
- Why PlanetScale
- We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale. We work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech
- B2B SaaS. As a Developer Educator, you'll be at the core of educating our customers to effectively use the platform that powers world-class apps used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. PlanetScale’s hiring philosophy is centered around building small teams of p99 individuals.
- At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work. We strive to build an environment where people feel that they are respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee.
- Total Compensation and Pay Transparency
- An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.
- Base
Required skills
PostgreSQLMySQLDistributed Systems