LaunchDarkly

Senior Developer Educator, Observability

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software Development, Developer RelationsIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: [Not Specified]
  • Job Type: [Not Specified]
  • Salary: Zone 1: $165,000 - $210,000; Zone 2: $148,000 - $190,000; Zone 3: $117,000 - $180,000

As a Developer Educator focused on Observability, you’ll serve developers by inspiring and equipping them to build with LaunchDarkly’s Observability platform with technical tutorials, example applications, and engaging with developers in your programming community both online and offline. Your experience building example applications with LaunchDarkly’s Observability Platform will feed directly into friction logs and directly improve our documentation pages so we make it as easy as possible for developers to go from zero knowledge of our products to a successful implementation. You will own the vision for how to drive bottoms-up product adoption and usage.

Responsibilities

  • Write code that enables developers to be successful with LaunchDarkly. This code may be part of technical tutorials, our documentation or an open source project, but regardless of where it ends up, you’re figuring out how to inspire and equip developers with code that makes it as easy as possible for them to get to success.
  • Work closely with our Observability Product team to ensure that our developer experience is exceptional.
  • Partner with others on the Developer Relations and Docs teams to create written and video technical content, and improve our extensive product documentation.
  • Create deep dives in either written or video format on technical topics such as Observability 2.0, or Open Telemetry, with emphasis on what software developers should know to use these tools.
  • Work with developers who are customers to show how they are implementing observability in their applications.

Qualifications

  • Programming ability in one major programming language such as Python, TypeScript or Java.
  • Observability expertise, including an understanding of how observability delivers value for organizations. A bonus would be an understanding of AI is shaping the evolution of Observability tools.
  • Self-starter attitude, empathetic, and motivated to serve developers and make the colleagues around you better.

Compensation Details

Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 4:

  • Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or New York City Metropolitan Area (if not Bay area specific role): $165,000 - $210,000**
  • Zone 2: Boston, DC, Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Seattle: $148,000 - $190,000**
  • Zone 3: All other US locations: $117,000 - $180,000**

LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. *Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas. **Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly

Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations.

The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:

  • Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages
  • Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
  • Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
  • Coordinating the release and optimization of software to pr

Skills

Python
TypeScript
Java
Observability
Open Telemetry
AI

LaunchDarkly

Feature management platform for software developers

About LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly provides a platform for developers to manage and automate software features. Its main product is a feature management platform that allows developers to control software features, enabling safe code shipping, self-serve experimentation, personalized user experiences, and improved reliability of applications. This platform allows developers to revert feature behaviors without code changes, enhancing productivity. LaunchDarkly operates on a subscription model, charging clients for access to its services. The platform helps clients innovate quickly, automate software releases, reduce delivery costs, and maximize the impact of software features. The goal is to improve software development processes for a diverse range of clients in the DevOps market.

Oakland, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$321.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Flexible work environment - Making an inclusive space for everyone means recognizing we all have our own individual working styles and needs.
Health and wellness - LaunchDarkly offers full coverage with health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents.
Salary and options - We're all in this together. LaunchDarkly offers competitive pay, equity, and the option to participate in a 401(k) program.
Learn and grow - We love to see our own continue to grow their skill sets—whether that's taking a class or attending a conference.

Risks

Competition from Harness, acquiring Split.io, threatens LaunchDarkly's market share.
Guardian Edition's complexity may confuse customers and complicate sales.
Expansion into the EU region may increase operational costs and regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

LaunchDarkly offers advanced feature flagging and experimentation capabilities for progressive delivery.
The platform supports EU data residency, enhancing compliance for European clients.
LaunchDarkly integrates feature management with CI/CD pipelines for seamless software delivery.

Upsides

LaunchDarkly's Galaxy Product Release enhances personalized user experiences and feature optimization.
The appointment of Claire Vo as CPO is expected to drive platform innovation.
Recognition as a Strong Performer by Forrester boosts LaunchDarkly's market credibility.

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