Developer Educator

<p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>We also take DX seriously. Our platform enables developers with deep performance insights, AI integration, powerful cluster management, and schema migration tooling.</p> <p>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, and building the PlanetScale engineering community at conferences, events, and online.</p> <h2>The job</h2> <ul> <li>Create technical content to help customers and engineers at-large learn how Postgres, MySQL, Vitess, Neki, and the PlanetScale ecosystem works</li> <li>Speak at conferences and events, representing PlanetScale in the database and engineering community</li> <li>Create and refine product documentation</li> <li>Host livestreams and webinars to engage with and educate our community</li> <li>Your role may contain between 20-50% travel to connect with developers at events worldwide</li> </ul> <h2>The ideal candidate</h2> <ul> <li>Teaches complex technical concepts in accessible ways</li> <li>Loves learning about and explaining full-stack application development, databases, and compute infrastructure</li> <li>Is a natural communicator who can adapt your message for different audiences</li> <li>Thrives in community settings and enjoy building relationships with developers</li> <li>Has excellent writing skills and can produce content that engineers actually want to read</li> <li>Is self-motivated and can manage multiple projects independently</li> <li>Enjoys experimenting with new ideas to further the education and marketing mission on PlanetScale</li> </ul> <h2>What you will need</h2> <ul> <li>2+ years of experience in engineering, solution architecture, technical education, or developer relations</li> <li>Strong understanding of relational databases (Postgres or MySQL)</li> <li>Proven ability to create technical content (samples of blog posts, tutorials, documentation, or speaking engagements)</li> <li>Experience speaking at conferences or hosting technical presentations and events</li> <li>Willingness to travel between 20-50% of the time</li> </ul> <h2>What else will help you be successful</h2> <ul> <li>Experience with Vitess or other distributed database technologies</li> <li>Knowledge of distributed systems and database scaling challenges</li> <li>Previous experience at a database or infrastructure company</li> </ul> <h2>Why PlanetScale</h2> <p>We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale. We work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <h2>Total Compensation and Pay Transparency</h2> <p>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.</p> <p>Base salary range: $130,000 - $200,000 USD</p>