Developer Advocate Engineer, Lightship Platform

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Job Description

Are you passionate about empowering developers to build amazing Augmented Reality experiences with Niantic’s Lightship ARDK Platform? Do you enjoy sharing technical details on how to build experiences with a world-class AR SDK with others?

Niantic’s Lightship ARDK team is looking for a Developer Relations Engineer who can encourage and empower the ever-growing developer community using Lightship. You will work closely with platform developers, internal game teams, and developers around the world to gain a deep understanding of the developer journey. You will also help them succeed. Advocating for an outstanding developer experience in our platform while advising the ARDK team how to continue improving the developer experience.

Responsibilities
  • You'll work side-by-side and even pair-program with developers to share knowledge about standard methodologies within Lightship ARDK.
  • You'll collect and distill feedback from developers to improve the platform.
  • You'll help write documentation and articles to support the platform.
  • You'll implement code for tutorials that will exemplify how the best use the ARDK APIs in the platform
  • You'll become the “first line of defense” for developer questions and support.
  • You'll contribute to Niantic’s developer relations strategy, including crafting content strategy and participating in developer events.
Qualifications
  • 3+ years of experience building games with Unity, or software with C#.
  • Proven experience utilizing software engineering methodologies.
  • Strong listening and interpersonal skills.
  • Affinity for learning and teaching technical knowledge.
Plus If...
  • You have worked in developer relations, developer advocacy, developer evangelism, sales engineering, or a related role.
  • You have built AR/VR games and shipped them.
  • You have experience writing user documentation, tutorials, and code samples.
  • You have technical writing experience in documenting APIs.
  • You are comfortable taking the stage at conferences.
Join the Niantic team!
Niantic is the world’s leading AR technology company, sparking creative and engaging journeys in the real world. Our products inspire outdoor exploration, exercise, and meaningful social interaction.

Originally formed at Google in 2011, we became an independent company in 2015 with a strong group of investors including Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Alsop Louie Partners. Our current titles include pioneering global-control game Ingress, record-breaking AR game Pokémon GO, and recently released third title, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Niantic is an Equal Opportunity employer. We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.

We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, and Zurich.