Developer Advocate

Octopus Deploy sets the standard for Continuous Delivery, empowering software teams to deliver value in an agile way. Over 4,000 organizations globally –  including Ubisoft, ASOS, Xero, monday.com, Stack Overflow, NASA, and Disney – rely on our Continuous Delivery, GitOps, and release orchestration solutions. 

Founded in Australia in 2012, our team of over 300 Octonauts now spans the globe. We combine high growth and big ambitions with a sustainable, balanced working environment. Our revenue has grown consistently between 30–50% every year for the past 8 years, and we’ve been profitable for 10 out of the past 11 years.

We’ve been remote-first since 2015 and work with an uncommon level of transparency. You can read our public handbook to learn how we work. We have a transparent approach to compensation that ensures people doing the same work with the same skill get paid the same, with well-defined career pathways. We foster a supportive, collaborative, and high-trust environment. We leave our job titles at the door and focus on doing what’s best for our customers and team. Our leaders never shy away from answering the tough questions at our all-hands calls or in 1:1s. We conduct interviews and onboarding virtually as part of being a remote-first company.

A Developer Advocate at Octopus brings deep experience in software delivery and development. They have automated builds and deployments and have been responsible for software running in production. They have lived in the DevOps trenches.

They have a growth mindset and continually add to their knowledge through engagement in DevOps and GitOps community forums, listening to podcasts, reading blogs and industry books, and other sources. Guided by our strategic stories, they use this combination of knowledge to create original and unique content, and deliver that content in writing, video, and in-person events.

About your team

The Developer Advocate will be part of the Developer Relations team. The Developer Relations team approaches content creation through strategic stories and tactical industry awareness. We own the full content lifecycle, not just raw content creation. As part of this work, we want to squeeze more juice from our content ideas by distributing and re-publishing our ideas and opinions across multiple channels.

About the Developer Advocate role

You'll be a lifelong learner deeply interested in software delivery, culture and methods, DevOps, GitOps, Continuous Delivery, Agile, Lean, and related technical subjects like Cloud, Kubernetes, and software design. You'll create content that helps our industry develop better working methods and connect real-world customer problems to our product.

You'll draw on industry and original research to develop unique perspectives for content that will change minds and direct our industry. You'll connect with special interest groups and participate in multi-vendor and practitioner discussions to develop empathy with people we can help.

In addition to creating core content, you'll create distribution pieces that extend its reach and remix it for additional channels. For example, a white paper about a DevOps topic might be accompanied by guest posts on industry sites, a video interview about the article with our community team, a featured email in our Continuously Delivered series, and a set of social posts.

• Create content in different formats, such as articles, white papers, videos and webinars, talks, social posts, and more.
• Develop and execute research initiatives (surveys, polls, etc.) and use collected insights to develop insightful content benefiting the Developer community.   
• Create content to build an audience, share our key ideas, and create demand for our product.
• Remix and distribute content through different channels and formats.
• Audit and refresh existing key content.
• Review content created for SEO.
• Track reputable industry research.
• Interact with special interest groups in our niche.
• Analyze content to work out what resonates with our audience and helps us achieve our goals.

• A technical background that covers creating, deploying, and running software.
• Strong communication, presentation, writing, editing, research, and analysis skills.
• A passion for staying current with industry trends and technologies.
• Able to set up Octopus and related technologies to create scenarios for content.
• Able to practically express the value of Octopus solution in the life of the developer
• Familiar with collaborative tools, such as Google Docs and GitHub.
• An understanding of SEO and analytics.
• Self-driven attitude
• Experience working in a remote-first environment

Compensation

Octopus has an internally open and transparent system for compensation. Any Octonaut can view the compensation for any role at any level. This ensures people doing the same work with the same skill get paid the same. 

The compensation for this role is:

Level 3: Maturing: $120k AUD Performing: $135k AUD + Super

Benefits include a minimum of 25 days annual leave, up to 10 days of paid sick and carers leave, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave with flexible return options, and stock options. Learn more.

Interview Process

Below is the interview process you can expect for this role. We know interviewing can seem daunting, but rest assured we designed our interview process to move quickly while still getting you all the information you need.

👋🏼Initial chat [30 min]

Talent acquisition screen: Meet with your Talent Acquisition team and get a feel for what it would be like to be an Octonaut!

🧑‍💻Hiring manager chat [30 min]

Hiring manager chat: Designated time to chat with the hiring manager. This is a great opportunity to get to know each other. You should expect the hiring manager to ask questions about your professional background and goals. We welcome any questions you may have for us!

🎉Team Interview [60–90 min]

Final round chat: In this final round call, you meet cross-functional team members. You can expect a mix of leaders and individual contributors to join the chat. By the end of this call, you should have a great idea of what it’s like to work at Octopus. We should also have a great idea of what it would be like to have you on the team! We’ll ask any final questions and encourage you to do the same.

Our public employee handbook is the best place to learn more about life at Octopus. It includes our values, how we structure teams, career progression, leave and benefits, and much more. 

If you're enthusiastic about this position, even if you don’t meet all the criteria above, we wholeheartedly encourage you to submit your application. Our talent team is in-house, and we recognize that every individual brings something unique. We take the time to review every application and consider how you might add to the team. 

We know your time is precious. If you apply, we promise to update you at least once per week about the status of your application and to give you clear expectations for each step in the journey. 

Important Notice About Recruitment Scams

Please be aware that individuals and organizations may attempt to scam job seekers by offering fraudulent employment opportunities under the name of Octopus Deploy or Codefresh by Octopus Deploy. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, text messages, or other communications claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

Octopus Deploy will never:

• Ask for sensitive personal information, such as credit card details, bank account numbers, or other financial information during the recruitment process.

• Request payment, fees, or purchases from job seekers.

• Send checks for equipment purchases prior to employment.

Official Communication Channels:

All communication from Octopus Deploy recruiters or hiring managers will come from official email addresses ending in @octopus.com. If you receive messages from other domains (e.g., name.sr.octopus.com or generic addresses like @yahoo.com), these are not from Octopus Deploy.

If you are unsure about the authenticity of a communication claiming to be from Octopus Deploy, do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at recruitment@octopus.com.

Reporting Fraud

If you believe you have been a victim of a recruitment scam, please report it to the appropriate authorities:

United States: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Europe: European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

New Zealand:  NetSafe

Australia: Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)

Signs of a Recruitment Scam

Be vigilant about the following red flags:

• The sender uses email domains that do not end in @octopus.com (e.g., name.sr.octopus.com or generic addresses like @yahoo.com or @hotmail.com).

• Poor spelling and grammar in emails or official-looking documents.

• Requests for payment, financial details, or fees to proceed in the hiring process.

• Receiving a check and being asked to deposit it for equipment purchases before employment.

• Contacting you through informal channels such as WhatsApp, particularly in the United States.

• Pressure to act quickly or threats of losing the opportunity if immediate action is not taken.

We take fraudulent activities seriously and are committed to ensuring the integrity of our hiring process. Thank you for helping us protect our community and future Octonauts!

[Note to Search Firms/Agencies]

Octopus Deploy does not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Octopus Deploy and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Octopus Deploy will be deemed the sole property of Octopus Deploy and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Octopus Deploy.