8+ years in a technical role (software engineering, solution engineering, machine learning)
Proficient in 2+ programming languages
Experience in building and managing a technical developer community
End-to-end experience in organizing developer events
Proven ability to create and teach demos and sample code
Strong communication skills (writing, public speaking, Q&A)
Knowledge of LLM apps, RAG, and APIs
Preferred location: San Francisco, with up to 20% travel
Responsibilities
Lead and grow Pinecone's Discord community, enhancing engagement and onboarding.
Conduct regular office hours to assist developers in overcoming challenges and learning best practices.
Scale community initiatives that yield tangible builder outcomes, such as templates and expert AMAs.
Manage Pinecone's presence at SF-area events, including local meetups and hackathons.
Design event programs involved with theme selection, speaker curation, and session promotion.
Produce technical assets (apps, demos, walkthroughs) tailored to developer needs.
Publish engaging technical content on Pinecone and external platforms, aligning with community interests.
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, mental health)
401(k) Plan
Equity award
Flexible time off
Paid parental leave
Annual company retreat
Work-from-home equipment stipend
Full Job Description
About the Team and Role:
We're hiring a Developer Advocate to own the Pinecone community-online and in-person-with a particular focus on building a strong SF/Bay Area presence. This role is for a senior, hands-on technical communicator who can build developer relationships at scale, run high-signal programs, and translate community needs into product feedback and compelling learning experiences.
To succeed in this role, you must be able to build and teach with Pinecone's AI products-showing developers how to create reliable, scalable AI applications where knowledge and retrieval are central. You'll translate best practices into practical learning experiences through tutorials, short-form videos, docs contributions, hackathon mentorship, and social posts. Because the team and customer base are scaling quickly, you should be comfortable operating with high autonomy and strong judgment in a fast-paced environment.
If you're excited about:
Learning new technologies and helping others succeed with that technology.
Playing a central role in an exciting and rapidly expanding community.
Shaping the course of a fast-growing company and product category.
Working with colleagues who value clarity, creativity, passion, initiative, and thoughtfulness.
Then we want to talk to you!
Responsibilities:
Community Programs (Global)
Lead and grow Pinecone's Discord: drive engagement, improve onboarding, set norms, and keep the space high-signal.
Run recurring office hours that consistently help developers unblock, learn best practices, and ship.
Support and scale community programs that create real builder outcomes (templates, challenge weeks, help channels, expert AMAs).
Events (SF/Bay Area)
Own Pinecone's SF-area community presence: local meetups, hackathons, and larger Bay Area events.
Develop event programming (themes, speaker selection, talks/workshops), run promotion and attendance growth, and ensure each event produces reusable assets and follow-on engagement.
Technical content + assets
Create and maintain hands-on technical assets (sample apps, demos, code walkthroughs) aligned to Pinecone's core developer use cases:
RAG systems and retrieval quality
Knowledge management patterns using Assistant and other incubating products
Platform/infra patterns for scale and reliability
Publish content across Pinecone channels and external platforms, grounded in what the community is actually trying to build.
Requirements:
2+ years of experience in a technical role such as software engineering, solution engineering, or machine learning.
Proficient in 2+ programming languages.
Owned and grown a technical developer community.
Ran in person developer events end to end.
Shipped demos and sample code and taught them clearly.
Strong writing and live speaking and Q&A.
Fluent in LLM apps and RAG and strong API instincts.
Perks & Benefits:
Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
