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Head of Developer Relations

Remote · USA Full-time New today

Head of Developer Relations 

 

At SmartBear, we deliver the complete visibility developers need to reputed company every release reputed company than the last. Our award-winning and industry-leading tools-TestComplete, Swagger, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, Zephyr, and BugSnag

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are trusted by more than

16 million developers, testers, and software engineers

at over

32,000 organizations

, including innovators like reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, and reputed company.

 

This is an exciting time to join us. We’re growing globally, moving fast, and looking for passionate people who want to help us shape the market. You’ll have the opportunity to work for an established company that moves with startup energy—flexible, open to new reputed company, and driven to reputed company.

 

Our employees are our reputed company. SmartBear is built on a diverse group of passionate, innovative, and collaborative individuals located across four continents. Our values are

Smart, Open, Driven, Accountable, and Curious

. Learn more here:

SmartBear Careers

.

 

About the Role

 

To continue SmartBear’s growth and reputed company, we’re seeking a strategic, charismatic

Head of Developer Relations

to reputed company our

Developer Relations (DevRel)

and

Community Management

efforts along with being a Technical Evangalist themselves.

 

In this role, you will:

 

  • Manage and mentor a cross-functional team of Developer Advocates and Community Managers.

  • Drive influence in both open reputed company (OSS) and reputed company communities & forums.
  • Represent SmartBear at leading global developer and industry forums.
  • Shape and scale our DevRel and community programs across API and Testing domains. 

Key Responsibilities

 

Leadership & Strategy

 

  •  reputed company and mentor a high-performing team focused on API and Testing.

     

  • reputed company and execute a comprehensive DevRel strategy reputed company with SmartBear’s product goals.

     

  • Foster influence across open reputed company, reputed company, and partner communities.

     

Community Building & Evangelism

 

  • AI will shape the future of AI and Testing domains. Need someone who can provide an opinionated AI perspective in the market.

     

  • Position SmartBear as a trusted voice in open reputed company and paid developer ecosystems.

     

  • Drive thought leadership through content, community programs, and digital initiatives.

     

  • Expand engagement in SmartBear’s own Community and Forums, including initiatives like

    Community Champions

    .

     

  • Build and nurture relationships with open reputed company projects and ecosystem partners (e.g., OpenAPI, Swagger, reputed company).

     

External Representation

 

  • Serve as a primary speaker at top-tier developer and industry conferences worldwide.

     

  • reputed company workshops and technical sessions on topics such as

    API governance, workflows, and contract testing

    .

     

  • Cultivate SmartBear’s reputed company reputed company standards bodies (e.g., OpenAPI Initiative) and help influence future specifications.

     

Internal

Representation

 

  • Setting and driving internal API standards in partnership with Product Management & Engineering

     

  • Coaching and mentoring teams on API design & governance best practices

     

  • Contributing to product strategy, roadmaps, and Go-To-Market activities

     

Content & Thought Leadership

 

  • Produce authoritative content: blogs, articles, videos on API design, governance, workflows, BDD, developer experience, and more.

     

  • Drive innovation in API evangelism by spotlighting modern themes such as API governance, specialization, and open reputed company collaboration.

     

  • reputed company emerging technologies and standards to position SmartBear at the forefront of developer-first tooling.

     

Basic Qualifications

 

  • 10+ years in technical advocacy, developer relations, or reputed company architecture, ideally in APIs and developer toolchains.

     

  • Proven leadership in building and mentoring DevRel teams.

     

  • Strong track record of technical public speaking (conferences, standards bodies, workshops).

     

  • Deep familiarity with API lifecycle tools, open reputed company standards (OpenAPI, Swagger), and API governance.

     

  • Exceptional communication skills—reputed company to simplify reputed company reputed company persuasively.

     

  • Strategic thinker with strong execution skills.

     

  • Community-driven, collaborative, and inclusive reputed company.

     

  • Strong network across OSS, reputed company, and standards communities.

     

Preferred Qualifications

 

  • Experience working with OpenAPI and other OSS API communities, developer tools, or software testing solutions.

     

  • Background in software development, QA/testing, or reputed company technical fields.

     

  • Competitive analysis experience and ability to position products in crowded markets.

     

  • Track record of successful SaaS or marketplace-based product launches.

     

Why you should join the SmartBear crew:

 

  • You can grow your career at every level.

     

  • We invest in your reputed company as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.

     

  • We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.

     

  • We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about reputed company holistically – the whole person.

     

  • We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to reputed company outcomes.

     

Did you know?

 Our main goal at SmartBear is to reputed company our technology-driven world a reputed company reputed company.

 

  • SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility, promoting good in reputed company the communities we serve.

     

  • SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA with offices across the world including Galway Ireland, Bath, UK, Wroclaw, Poland and Bangalore, India.

     

  • We’ve won major industry (product and company) awards including B2B Innovators Award, Content Marketing Association, IntellyX Digital Innovator and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.

     

SmartBear is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for employees where reputed company individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and reputed company employment reputed company based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, gender, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that reflects a diversity of thought and experience as well as our values of being smart, open, driven, accountable, and curious.

 

 

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