About
Castle is a 20-person profitable Series A startup helping user platforms like Canva, Atlassian, and Rockstar Games prevent fraud and unwanted user behavior. We focus on customizability and developer experience. Backed by Y Combinator, Index Ventures, and seasoned angel investors from Datadog, Stripe, and New Relic, we are dedicated to creating secure and user-friendly platforms.
As our first Developer Advocate, reporting directly to the CEO, you are an engineer with a deep passion for technology and community building. You will play a crucial role in shaping the developer ecosystem around our products.
We prefer candidates who can work from our Williamsburg office a couple of days a week, especially during the ramp-up period. However, we are flexible, and our global team spans the US, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden.
Responsibilities
- Write one high-quality technical blog post every other week.
- Represent Castle at conferences, meetups, and webinars.
- Host webinars and workshops.
- Write product guides and maintain documentation.
- Own and maintain SDKs and technical integrations.
- Identify and pursue strategic partnership and integration opportunities.
- Collaborate with the engineering and product teams to understand and advocate for developer needs and product improvements.
Qualifications
- A startup mindset – flexibility, agility, and adaptability. We are passionate about limiting work-in-progress and deeply value work/life balance, but this is a startup, and you will be expected to pivot between projects, codebases, and areas of work regularly.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (exceptional experience can substitute for formal education).
- 5+ years of experience in a software engineering or technical product management role, ideally within a startup.
- Proven track record of creating high-quality technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, or documentation.
- Strong public speaking skills with experience presenting at industry conferences, meetups, or hosting webinars.
- Experience developing, managing, or contributing to SDKs, APIs, or developer tools.