About Bun
Bun is an open-source developer tooling company. Bun is the fastest all-in-one toolkit for building, installing, running, and testing JavaScript and TypeScript. We were born out of frustration with the fragmented, slow JavaScript ecosystem and are on a mission to make JavaScript development faster and more productive.
We've raised $26 million from top investors in Silicon Valley, are among the most popular GitHub repositories, and have a growing community of 34,000 Discord members.
About the Role
We are seeking a Developer Advocate to enhance the end-to-end experience of using Bun.
This role is on-site at our office in downtown San Francisco. We do offer a relocation bonus if you move to San Francisco.
Requirements
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Self-motivated, high-agency: We are looking for people who are willing to fix it when using Bun is harder than it should be. When part of Bun isn't good, it should bother you.
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Know how to build things: Part of your job will be building things with Bun. Past experience with projects you built from scratch should form the basis of many of your opinions.
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Excellent communicator: You will be expected to write content about Bun and respond to questions from people who sometimes may be confused or unhelpful. It's important you are able to foster a positive response.
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JavaScript experience: To be effective in this role, you must have work experience using JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
Responsibilities
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Advocacy and Community Engagement: Actively promote Bun in the developer community. This includes social media (Twitter, Reddit), public speaking, writing blog posts, and participating in relevant forums and discussions
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Integration development: Create and maintain integrations with various third-party projects on GitHub. Focus on ensuring seamless compatibility of Bun with popular frameworks and libraries
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Documentation and Support: Contribute to the development of clear, comprehensive documentation. Assist in writing TypeScript types and provide support in resolving technical issues faced by the user community.
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Feedback Loop: Work closely with the development team to relay feedback from users and suggest improvements. Play a crucial role in shaping the future direction of Bun based on user needs
Benefits
- Great compensation package and stock options
- Healthcare, vision, dental insurance
- Lunch & dinner in-office every weekday
- We're a small team with high ownership and few meetings
Bun
