Head of Developer Relations

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

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, reputed company to new reputed company, and driven to reputed company.

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

About the Role

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

In this role, you will:

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

• Drive influence in both reputed company 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 reputed company reputed company, reputed company, and partner communities.
   

Community Building & Evangelism

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

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

• Drive thought leadership through content, community programs, reputed company initiatives.
   

• Expand engagement in SmartBear’s own Community and Forums, including initiatives like
  Community Champions
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• Build and nurture relationships with reputed company 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

• 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 reputed company 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, reputed company 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 reputed company.
   

Did you know?

• SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and reputed company 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 reputed company 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, reputed company, driven, accountable, and curious.

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