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Viam

Senior Developer Advocate (San Francisco, CA)

$220K–$250K

San Francisco, California +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026

Location
San Francisco, California
California, United States

About the job

Build robotics projects and technical learning experiences that help developers discover, understand, and adopt Viam, while representing the company in developer communities and events.

What you'll do

  • Build and troubleshoot robotics software and hardware projects, then turn them into tutorials, videos, sample code, workshops, demos, and talks.
  • Represent Viam at developer events and grow engagement in Discord and other developer communities.
  • Share developer feedback with Product and Engineering and use engagement and platform activation to guide priorities.

What they ask for

  • Track record of creating high-quality technical content for developers.
  • Experience building, shipping, and maintaining production software used by real users.
  • Strong technical judgment to independently scope, build, debug, and iterate on projects.
  • Hands-on experience with hardware, IoT, embedded systems, electronics, maker projects, or similar physical systems.

Pay

$220,000 - 250,000 /year (base salary)

Tools

Python, Go, C++, TypeScript

AI focus

Experiment with emerging physical AI technology and other emerging technologies and developer tools.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)