Developer Advocate - Education

Who We Are

The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build.

The Opportunity

Solana Foundation is seeking a highly driven full-time Developer Advocate to join our Developer Relations team. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, service-oriented, and business-minded individual who is passionate about making a meaningful impact on our educational resources. You will help us with scaling education across the world, work with educational partners on course offerings, and execute new coursework with universities to further achieve our educational growth goals.

To be successful in this role

You will:

• Drive educational efforts across the world both with developer educators, companies, and partners

• Coordinate with universities to ensure they have the best Solana education offered

• Improve coursework and resources used for teaching Solana

• Oversee education grant programs and ecosystem funding

• Develop and execute educational initiatives and events

You ideally have: 

• 3+ years professional technical experience in (or exposure to) one or more of the following: Rust, C, C++, TypeScript

• A passion for educating developers on blockchain

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 3+ years of experience as a professional software developer or evangelist

Bonus points:

• Has contributed to open source projects

• Solana/Ethereum/Blockchain related open source projects is a major bonus as well

• History of speaking at conferences or giving workshops