Developer Advocate

About the Opportunity

We’re seeking a passionate Developer Advocate to bridge the gap between our developer community and internal teams, driving engagement and growth for Kadena. Join us in shaping the future of decentralized finance by empowering and growing our global developer community!

This position will report directly to our Sales Engineer, with the opportunity to grow with the role and company.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Foster a thriving developer community through outreach, events, and support initiatives


• Work on building out our developer tools and prioritizing community requests,


• Create and maintain technical content, including documentation, tutorials, and video guides


• Organize and lead hackathons, workshops, and educational office hours


• Serve as the primary liaison between developers and internal teams, channeling feedback to improve products


• Engage with developers across various platforms (forums, social media, Discord) to provide support and gather insights


• Collaborate with marketing and product teams to align developer initiatives with broader strategy


• Monitor and optimize developer engagement metrics

What Sets You Apart

• 2 years of full-stack development experience, with proficiency TypeScript, Javascript, and Solidity


• Experience in developer relations, community management, or developer advocacy


• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences


• Background in blockchain or decentralized applications


• Proven ability to create compelling technical content (written and video)


• Passion for building and nurturing a global developer community


• Self-motivated and comfortable in a fast-paced, remote environment


• Experience with presenting at conferences, organizing hackathons, and meetups


• Ability to mentor and coach developers of various skill levels

Kadena requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Kadena considers requests for reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons pursuant to applicable law.

What We Offer

This role has an annual starting salary range of $120,000 - $140,000 + benefits listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to your individual skills and experience.

• Fully paid medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees


• 16 weeks of paid parental leave


• Flexible savings accounts


• Company coin options


• Unlimited PTO (and a culture of taking time off) + 13 holidays


• Company wide closure between Christmas and New Years


• Remote company with annual in-person offsite


• Home office setup stipend


• Health & wellness benefit through Wellhub

Who We Are

Kadena is the industry’s only scalable layer 1 Proof of Work (PoW) blockchain. The principal feature that drives Kadena is scalability, which enables Kadena to deliver infrastructure-grade performance for any blockchain project. Along with our own smart contract language Pact, Kadena’s platform provides the world the tools and environment to turn ideas and ambitions into reality. Founded by Stuart Popejoy and William Martino who created JP Morgan’s first blockchain and led the SEC’s Crypto Committee, Kadena aims to allow for true blockchain mass adoption.

At Kadena, we value diversity, curiosity, a work/life balance, kindness, and teamwork.

Our Commitment to You

At Kadena we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.

With a commitment to maintaining a bias-free environment in which harassment is prohibited, we respect cultural diversity and comply with the laws of the places in which we operate. We expect our business partners, suppliers, clients, and all of our team members to uphold these commitments.