Developer Advocate AI/ML
Encord10 months ago
San Francisco, CA, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Position Overview
As a Developer Advocate AI/ML at Encord, you will be the technical voice in the AI/ML community—creating compelling technical content, speaking at industry events, and building strong relationships with both hands-on practitioners and technical leaders. You will represent Encord at high-profile conferences and meetups, merging technical education with executive thought leadership to drive the company’s vision.
Key Responsibilities
- Build real-world examples and reference projects that demonstrate Encord workflows across various AI/ML use cases, forming the basis for blog posts, video tutorials, interactive notebooks, code samples, and guides.
- Speak at industry conferences and AI/ML meetups—delivering technical workshops for practitioners and strategic talks for engineering leaders on building effective AI teams and infrastructure.
- Build and nurture Encord's developer community across diverse social platforms, engaging with individual contributors, team leads, and technical executives.
- Lead research on emerging trends in foundation models and AI/ML, converting new developments into actionable insights for both practitioners and leaders.
- Act as the voice for developers and technical leaders within Encord, relaying feedback and strategic insights to Product and Engineering teams.
- Organize and host virtual meetups, community workshops, and executive roundtables, uniting practitioners and leaders to address shared technical and organizational challenges.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Computer Vision Engineer, or in a similar role deploying models in production.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated experience with data workflows and a deep understanding of the challenges practitioners face.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for both engineers and technical executives.
- Comfortable being the technical face of a fast-growing company, representing Encord credibly at major industry events.
- Self-directed and entrepreneurial with the capacity to identify opportunities and execute independently in a dynamic startup environment.
- A genuine passion for assisting developers and building technical communities while understanding the broader organizational challenges of scaling AI teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior developer relations experience with an active presence in AI/ML communities.
- Experience engaging with technical executives and familiarity with MLOps tools, data platforms, or computer vision.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive salary and equity in a hyper-growth business.
- Strong in-person culture with most team members working from our loft office in North Beach at least 3 days a week.
- 18 days annual leave plus public holidays.
- Annual learning and development budget.
- Paid trips to visit prospects, attend conferences, and host events across the UK, Europe, and the US.
- Company lunches twice a week.
- Monthly socials and bi-annual off-sites.
Required Skills
Developer Relations
Computer Vision
Data Workflows
Public Speaking
Machine Learning
Technical Content Creation
MLOps
AI/ML
Community Building