Developer Advocate

Summary: Meta Reality Labs (RL) is seeking a Developer Advocate for the Horizon World platform. As a member of the Quest Developer Ecosystem team, you'll help 3rd-party developers adopt the new development framework to launch extraordinary experiences on Horizon Worlds. This role offers a unique opportunity to directly impact the quality of experiences enjoyed by Quest users. You will run scaled programs in markets, targeted at developers with a view to channel the highest value developers to become Horizon World developers. You will be responsible for recruiting, activating, and growing developer cohorts. You possess a passion for immersive technologies and are able to translate that to support a new pipeline of enthusiastic Horizon World developers. You have strong communication and people skills, since you'll be presenting in public, collaborating cross-functionally within RL, and working side by side with developers every day.

Required Skills:

Developer Advocate Responsibilities:

1. Inspire, educate, and engage early stage developers in region at scale on the opportunities across verticals in building for Horizon Worlds.
2. Devise programs in collaboration with Product Marketing to execute and localize growth initiatives for all verticals in region.
3. Responsible for leading the regional developer contests, hackathons, and other scaled funded initiatives.
4. Build and nurture a robust developer pipeline, collect valuable product feedback, and champion regional developer needs internally.
5. Serve as a thought leader externally and internally, providing guidance on best practices, industry trends, and future potential to developers at scale.
6. Define regional strategy on types of developers we will be focusing on based on regional sensitivities and vertical needs.
7. Engage with developers by presenting at and attending relevant conferences, meet-ups, and events.
8. Educate developers on our platform through communication channels in partnership with Product Marketing.
9. Build a badging system to support a strong funnel of program members and successful developers on the platform.
10. Work directly with 3rd-party developers to develop engaging Worlds, encouraging and helping them to use Horizon World technologies.
11. Lead hands-on programming workshops and labs to assist developers with the adoption of specific Horizon World technologies.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 8 or more years of related experience working with digital creators, game developers, partner management, or digital marketing programs.
2. Experience with Unity and/or Unreal technologies.
3. Fundamental understanding of modern app development and optimization.
4. Proven presentation skills.
5. Understanding of how to run and measure program effectiveness with relevant KPIs.
6. Experience translating insights and data into highly impactful results.
7. Experience leading cross-functional efforts across competing priorities and constrained resources.
8. Proven communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
9. Resourceful, action-orientated with experience to get things done independently and overcome obstacles by developing creative solutions to problems.
10. Bachelor's Degree or higher.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Knowledge of XR technologies and familiarity with the Horizon World platform.
2. Experience building VR, MR, or AR applications.
3. Experience working with large datasets.
4. Proven track record with high standards of professionalism.
5. Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience to develop strong working relationships inside and outside Meta.

Public Compensation: $157,000/year to $218,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits