Spiral Scout

Spiral Scout is a full-service software development company based in San Francisco, with remote employees all over the globe. Our custom software solutions are used by 168 of the top 200 Forbes Global companies and we have 4.9 out of 5-star ratings on Clutch.co.

As a company, we’re proud to actively support and contribute to the open-source software community. Our Spiral Framework, RoadRunner and Cycle ORM are used by millions of people each day. We are looking to build our team with curious, passionate, and intelligent problem-solvers that take ownership of their work and are great teammates to work with.

We appreciate PHP and its capabilities and strive to make it even better and more useful, so we created the Spiral Framework for PHP.

Spiral is a component-based, full-stack framework that we've been developing for over eleven years, serving over a hundred real-world projects. Unlike other frameworks it’s build to function using resident memory approach, its advantage is that allows you to run PHP at tremendous speeds (ten times faster than usual) and gives you access to tools like queues, Kafka, Temporal, and lots more.

The software package is based on many open source libraries, including RoadRunner and Cycle ORM, Symfony packages and etc.

We want to develop our product further and show developers from all over the world what the Spiral Framework is, how to work with it, and most importantly, how much easier and more enjoyable it makes working with PHP.

Therefore, our RnD team is now looking for a Developer Advocate to join our team at Spiral Scout and help promote our high performance PHP Spiral Framework and RoadRunner application server. The ideal candidate will have a passion for open source software, experience working with PHP and application server technology, as well as a proven track record of creating public technical content. As a Developer Advocate, you will be responsible for building relationships with developers and the community, creating and curating content, and representing the Spiral Framework and RoadRunner at events and conferences.

Once you are a part of our team, you’ll enjoy a well-balanced work and life routine through initiatives like our Friyay policy - which provides everyone in the company with alternating paid Friday’s off. Please reach out if you feel your values and work ethic match what we are looking for and you feel excited about growing your career with us.

What you will do:

• Build meaningful relationships with our users through regular check-ins, community events, and answering questions across Discord, Github, and social media;
• Create documentation, code samples and tutorials to help our users understand and use our products;
• Write blog posts, create videos, and anything else you believe might be helpful in fostering and growing our community;
• Represent the Spiral Framework at events and conferences;
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues;
• Collaborate with the development team to gather feedback and improve the framework;
• Improve the developer experience by providing user feedback to Engineering and influence product decisions;
• Collaborate with engineering to structure roadmap and support community contributions;
• Develop and execute comprehensive launch plans for major releases and updates to our product — understanding the scope of changes, working with developers to assess impact, constructing a timeline for rollout, and developing a process to guide the community through the changes.

What We'd Like To See:

• Strong experience with PHP and its ecosystem.
• Passion for open source software and community building;
• Proven experience in public content creation, such as blog posts or tutorials;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;

Would be a big plus:

• Experience with event organization and speaking at conferences is a plus.
• Previous experience in creating tutorials and writing documentation.

What We Offer:

• Every other Friday is a paid day off from work (additional 26 paid time off (PTO) per year);
• Paid vacation and national holidays (the number of PTO depend on the laws of the country);
• Regular performance reviews, salary raises and promotions based on performance;
• Health insurance;
• Paid job-related courses, conferences, and seminars you'd like to attend;
• Free online English classes with CELTA certified tutors;
• Paid referral bonus (up to $1000);
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours;
• Grow your career at a people-first international company;
• Smooth onboarding process with full guidance and support within the first 90 days of work;
• Spiral Talks - knowledge sharing meetings conducted by our specialists to encourage continuous learning and growth;
• Regular team building and events;
• Atmosphere of trust and support.

*offer terms may vary depending on the form of cooperation (employment/B2B/contractor, etc.)