About the role
structured by ORIAll rolesDeveloper AdvocateSan Francisco, CAThe roleWe’re hiring a developer advocate to help developers understand and use Orthogonal. You’ll write documentation, build examples and demos, answer technical questions, and bring developer feedback back to the product team.
What you will do
- Write clear documentation and guides for Orthogonal’s SDK, MCP, and CLI
- Build example projects that developers can run and adapt
- Help developers troubleshoot integrations and answer technical questions
- Create demos, tutorials, and technical talks
- Learn where developers get stuck and turn that feedback into product changes
What they are looking for
- 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering, developer relations, or technical education
- You’ve built software and can explain technical ideas clearly
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Experience with APIs and at least one modern programming language
- Comfortable reading code, debugging integrations, and building small applications
- Enjoy working directly with developers and helping them solve problems
- Comfortable working closely with a small team and changing priorities
Nice to have
- Developer relations, technical writing, or developer support experience
- Experience with API platforms, developer tools, or AI agents
- Open source contributions or experience maintaining a developer community
- Experience speaking at meetups or conferences
Full posting text
All rolesDeveloper AdvocateSan Francisco, CAThe roleWe’re hiring a developer advocate to help developers understand and use Orthogonal. You’ll write documentation, build examples and demos, answer technical questions, and bring developer feedback back to the product team. This is a full-time, in-person role in San Francisco.What you'll doWrite clear documentation and guides for Orthogonal’s SDK, MCP, and CLIBuild example projects that developers can run and adaptHelp developers troubleshoot integrations and answer technical questionsCreate demos, tutorials, and technical talksLearn where developers get stuck and turn that feedback into product changesParticipate in developer communities and eventsWho you are3+ years of professional experience in software engineering, developer relations, or technical educationYou’ve built software and can explain technical ideas clearlyStrong written and verbal communicationExperience with APIs and at least one modern programming languageComfortable reading code, debugging integrations, and building small applicationsEnjoy working directly with developers and helping them solve problemsComfortable working closely with a small team and changing prioritiesNice to haveDeveloper relations, technical writing, or developer support experienceExperience with API platforms, developer tools, or AI agentsOpen source contributions or experience maintaining a developer communityExperience speaking at meetups or conferencesDetailsLocationSan Francisco, CA (in-person)StageYC W26, SeedReports toFounders directlyApplyFields marked with * are required.Name *Email *Phone NumberCountry of residence *Select your countryAfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé & PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweResume *Click to upload or drag and dropPDF or Word, up to 10 MBGitHub URLLinkedIn URL *Portfolio / Personal SiteAre you legally authorized to work in the US? *Select an optionYesNoWill you now or in the future require visa sponsorship? *Select an optionYesNoTell us about something you've builtAnything else you want to shareSubmit application