Lead Developer Advocate
SnowflakeLondon, United Kingdom
SnowflakePythonSQLdbt
This is a senior individual contributor (IC) role. You will work in alignment with the strategy defined by the Regional Head of Community & Developer Relations in EMEA and the Community & DevRel Motion Working Group. You’ll report into the global Developer Relations team, with a dotted line to the EMEA Community & DevRel team, contributing to programs already in motion and bringing expertise as we scale developer engagement across the region.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Bring
Reporting Structure
- Create Developer Resources: Develop high-quality technical content including blog posts, tutorials, quickstarts (as requested by working groups and global), open-source demos, and code samples to help developers build with Snowflake.
- Conference Engagement: Submit CFPs (Call for Papers), speak at developer conferences and major meetups across EMEA, and deliver engaging, hands-on technical sessions and demos.
- Online Community Engagement: Engage meaningfully with developers across GitHub, Stack Overflow, Discord, Slack, Reddit, and other channels, offering guidance, sharing learnings, and contributing content based on community needs.
- Contribute to the Community & DevRel Motion Working Group: Collaborate as a contributor alongside the Regional Head of Community & DevRel in EMEA to shape and support content for programs such as Northstar, BUILD, and User Groups.
- Align Content Creation and Developer Advocacy strategy with the Regional Plan: Ensure all advocacy activities, content creation, events, and engagements are aligned with Snowflake’s regional developer goals and reinforce existing programs as we grow.
- Support DevRel-Related Programs: Provide content and tactical support for developer-focused campaigns and product launches. Program strategy and ownership remain with the EMEA Community & DevRel team.
- Developer Feedback Loop: Capture feedback from developer interactions at events and in the community, and report actionable insights to product and DevRel teams to support ongoing roadmap improvements.
What You’ll Bring
- 14+ years of experience in developer advocacy, technical evangelism, or related IC roles
- Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using tools like dbt and Notebooks
- Strong portfolio of developer content across at least two programming languages
- Demonstrated engagement in developer communities (GitHub, forums, social platforms)
- A proactive, scrappy mindset with a bias for action and fast execution
Reporting Structure
- Solid Line: Global Developer Relations (Daniel Meyer)
- Dotted Line: EMEA Community & Developer Relations Team