
Senior Developer Advocate
Akamai Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $169,300 - $280,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Developing and maintaining creative, hands-on technical samples that highlight platform capabilities through real-world AI use cases
- Building and documenting distributed systems designed for global scale and high-performance inference at the edge
- Creating high-quality written and video content, including deep-dive Youtube tutorials and efficient, engaging short-form videos for social platforms
- Optimizing and demonstrating LLM inference on GPUs, focusing on performance, latency, and efficiency within the open-source ecosystem
- Leading community building efforts by engaging with developers on GitHub, Discord, and at industry events to foster a culture of technical excellence
- Contributing to the open-source LLM ecosystem and ensuring our tools integrate seamlessly with popular AI frameworks and libraries
- Providing actionable feedback to internal engineering teams baed on hands-on testing and developer community insights
- Representing the company through technical storytelling at conferences, workshops, and live-coding sessions
- Engage with the developer community in SF and the Bay Area and globally
Requirements
- Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
- Have a strong technical foundation at AI Engineering with significant experience in LLMs and the open-source AI ecosystem
- Possess hands-on experience with AI frameworks such as PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, vLLM, LangChain or LlamIndex, Crew AI, Pydandic AI, or similar
- Be proficient in running and optimizing inference on GPU's and deploying models in edge computing environments
- Understand the principles of building and scaling distributed systems for global workloads
- Be an expert communicator capable of producing high-production-value video content and clear technical documentation
- Be a strategic thinker who can identify emerging AI trends and translate them into practical developer resources
- Enjoy mentoring other developers and influencing technical roadmaps across cross-functional organizations
- Provide a portfolio when applying that includes: GitHub Samples (Repositories showing practical AI engineering or distributed systems work) Video Content (Links to your technical videos long-form and short-form styles) Written Work (Links to technical blogs, whitepapers, or samples of documentation) Talks and Presentations (Evidence of previous technical speaking engagements or webinars
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- company holidays
- vacation (in the form of PTO)
- sick time
- family friendly benefits including parental leave
- employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
AI EngineeringLLMsPyTorchHugging Face TransformersvLLMLangChainLlamIndexCrew AIPydandic AIGPU optimization
Soft Skills
expert communicatorstrategic thinkermentoringcommunity buildingtechnical storytellingengagementinfluencingcollaborationfeedback provisioncontent creation
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeequivalent degree