Python Job: Product Development Coordinator

Aiven is a hypergrowth Platform-as-a-Service company offering the best in open-source and data technologies on multiple cloud platforms.

Headquartered in Helsinki with hubs in Berlin, Boston, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto, Aiven provides managed open-source data technologies, such as PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka and M3, on all major clouds.

In 2022, we raised Series D funding of $210M to fuel our global expansion, the comprehensiveness of our platform and to focus on new programs in sustainability and diversity in tech.

Open source is at our core. We compensate our employees who contribute to open source outside of their daily work with Aiven and we have set up an Open Source Program Office (OSPO), to actively focus on giving back to the open-source community.

Our Mission and Values

Aiven's mission is to enable customers to drive business results from open source, transforming their businesses. We love to operate our favorite tools at scale and empower our customers, in over 60 countries, to do great work.

We live our values of courage, openness and ownership every day, and continually strive to ensure that every Aivener is empowered to contribute creatively and meaningfully, in a work environment where they have the tools to succeed and the comfort and support to be themselves.

About the role

This role is all about empowering and enabling developers everywhere to take advantage of the best open source database technologies, especially on the Aiven platform. You will be creating documentation, blog content and video content to make sure that customers and colleagues alike have the information they need to succeed. You will create examples and demos so that other engineers can quickly pick up the skills too.

You will be preparing and delivering content for industry events, meetups, and our own webinars. Travel is optional in this role; we encourage you to travel if you'd like to, or to contribute in other ways that suit your lifestyle/talents if not. You will also bring your knowledge to our other channels, updating our docs, publishing blog posts, and creating video content for the visual learners in the community.

Your role needs you to engage with both internal and external communities. We expect you to collaborate on content, open source and open standards projects, and to find other opportunities to inform and educate developers.

Requirements:

• You have hands-on experience with cloud platforms, and/or database technologies. You might be a data analyst, or be coming to us from anywhere on the Dev/Ops spectrum.
• You have some experience creating content for a technical audience, such as a blog post or a meetup talk.
• You're already a GitHub user, and you're comfortable with one or more programming languages (Python, Go and Java are ideal, but we're open-minded).
• You are either already a DevRel professional, or you are excited about helping more people be successful with the best open source technologies around.
• You are proactive, well organized, and enjoy collaborating with others as a reviewer, listener, creator and cheerleader.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.

Benefits:

• An agile working environment with short decision paths
• Compensation for open-source contributions made in your free time
• Flexible working hours, including remote work
• Choose the devices and tools that make you work the best
• Participation in employee stock option plan
• Office snacks, soft drinks, treats and fruits

Please note that benefits and perks may slightly differ depending on location.

You will be part of a highly-skilled, tight-knit team, making your contribution essential to what is becoming a great success story. If you are interested, please send us your application!