Developers Advocate (f/m/d)

Aleph Alpha Research’s mission is to deliver category-defining AI innovation that enables open, accessible, and trustworthy deployment of GenAI in industrial applications. Our organization develops foundational models and next-generation methods that make it easy and affordable for Aleph Alpha’s customers to increase productivity in finance, administration, R&D, logistics, and manufacturing processes.

We are hiring to grow our org in Heidelberg, Germany, and are looking for a well-rounded, experienced community builder with a strong background in SW engineering, machine learning / foundational models, and community building.

As a Developer’s Advocate in Aleph Alpha Research, you help developers be successful with Aleph Alpha’s technology and products, by acting as a bridge between researchers and engineers at Aleph Alpha, and the broader developer community. You disseminate Aleph Alpha Research’s new approaches towards differentiating target capabilities, and work across all interdisciplinary research teams as well as external research and builder community members.

You develop and execute approaches to community building, perform learning and knowledge-sharing events, and leverage the community feedback to inform research and product developments.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to build and grow an engaged developer community around Aleph Alpha’s AI and LLM technologies.

• Organize and participate in digital and in-person community events, webinars, forums, and social media platforms to facilitate discussions and share knowledge.

• Act as a liaison between the community and our product teams, gathering feedback and insights to drive continuous product improvement.

• Analyze community feedback to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement, advocating for community needs in product roadmap discussions.

• Engage academic partners through organizing targeted events and presentations.

• Monitor and report on community engagement and growth metrics.

Basic Qualifications

• Proven experience in Developer Advocacy, Community Management, Developer Relations, or a similar role.

• Fluent in German and English.

• Proficiency in coding (incl. Python) and managing various projects that require technical expertise.

• Basic understanding of AI, LLMs, and related concepts.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to engage and inspire a diverse community.

• Self-starter with strong organizational and project management skills.

• Ready to relocate to Heidelberg, Germany.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in content creation and digital marketing.

• Previous experience working with LLMs.

Our Tenets

We believe embodying these values would make you a great fit in our team:

• We own work end-to-end, from idea to production: You take responsibility for every stage of the process, ensuring that our work is complete, scalable, and of the highest quality.

• We ship what matters: Your focus is on solving real problems for our customers and the research community. You prioritize delivering impactful solutions that bring value and make a difference.

• We work transparently: You collaborate and share your results openly with the team, partners, customers, and the broader community through publishing and sharing results and insight including blogposts, papers, checkpoints, and more.

• We innovate through leveraging our intrinsic motivations and talents: We strive for technical depth and to balance ideas and interests of our team with our mission-backwards approach, and leverage the interdisciplinary, diverse perspectives in our teamwork.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Become part of an AI revolution!

• 30 days of paid vacation

• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub

• Mental health support through nilo.health

• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security

• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket

• Budget for additional technical equipment

• Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model

• Virtual Stock Option Plan

• JobRad® Bike Lease