Developer Evangelist - London at Twilio Inc. in London, United Kingdom

About Us:

• Twilio is a simple, pay-as-you-go web service that empowers developers to build voice and SMS applications.
• Over 90,000 businesses and developers use Twilio - including start ups, Fortune 100 companies, and both major political parties.
• We are funded by top tier investors, have a great team and revenues are growing FAST.
• Twilio is disrupting the $1.3 trillion telecom market. Come help us ruffle the suits - we’re just getting started.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in technical conversations in the Twilio software development community – with both existing and prospective customers.
• Generate content - blog posts, sample code, screencasts, howto's, tweets - whatever gets the word out & helps developers discover Twilio and our API.
• Provide world-class customer support on Twilio forums, email, social networks and wherever else technical questions arise.
• Get out in the wild: Meet with developers at hackathons, meetups, conferences and other events, both local and national.
• Help developers envision, build, and distribute projects and products using Twilio.
• Gather feedback that will inform Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Sales decisions.

Requirements:

• You’ve built web applications before, and are familiar with most current web development technologies.
• You are an extroverted geek who is passionate about learning new technologies and telling others about geek exploits.
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills. You blog about technical topics, and frequently talk shop on Twitter, forums, IRC, etc.
• Experience building community around something you are passionate about (dogs, a book group, knitting, whatever excites you).
• Ability to work and travel independently with unwavering professionalism and high productivity.

Bonus Points:

• Previous experience as a web developer, technical evangelist, technical product manager or other role where both technical and social skills are required.
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strong technical presentation skills. 
• Personal interest in technical problem solving, helping customers save time and money and "lean startup" methodology
• A bias towards action and the ability to work well in a fast-paced and constantly changing startup environment
• A degree from a competitive school where you focused on writing: software or English – either's good.

Perks include:

• Full benefits, including medical, dental and vision
• An Amazon Kindle on your first day, and $30/month to spend on books (Twilio wants you informed)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Catered lunches and a weekly team dinner featuring invited technology and entrepreneurial speakers
• Excellent gear (“We ❤ Apple computers and big monitors — two if you need ’em”);
• A strong belief in life/work balance
• Twilio track jacket and shoes after demoing your first Twilio app in front of the company!

How to apply:

• Applications without cover letters will not be considered. Please send us your resume and cover letter.
• Please include links to your blog, Twitter, etc. where we can learn more about you and what you believe.
• Wanna really stand out? Sign up and build an app using the Twilio API and include a link to it in your cover letter. Bonus points for pointing out bugs or things that annoy you/could be better on the platform.