Developer Evangelist Microsoft - Kenya

The Developer Evangelist position is a technical role with the mission of engaging the broad community of developers and driving excitement around developer tools and platform technologies.
Specific responsibilities include:

• Increasing satisfaction with Microsoft and our developer tools/platform technologies within the developer community.
• Building and maintaining high-quality relationships with developer community leaders and influencers in the target territory.
• Delivering persuasive and passionate, high impact, high quality, presentations via various local and national event channels such as MSDN Events, product launches, etc.
• Participating in, sponsoring and supporting community-led developer events and programs in the local territory, the region and across the country.
• Engaging and making connections with neutral and competitive technology focused communities and influencers.
• Participating actively in the local developer community through blogs, newsletters, meetings and other activities.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Excellent presentation skills to large, demanding technical audiences
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A blend of passion, optimism, customer advocacy, curiosity and creativity
• Demonstrated track-record of developer community involvement
• Preferred qualifications include Computer Science/Engineering or related degree, 10+ years of hands-on developer experience
• Demonstrated hands-on software development experience with current and emerging web technologies is required
• Demonstrated hands-on software development experience with current and emerging Windows platform technologies, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio + other Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, BizTalk Server, SharePoint, Smart Clients, Microsoft Office, etc.
• Experience with multiple, current programming languages
• Experience using non-Microsoft technologies (PHP, Flex/Flash, Linux, Eclipse, Java, Ruby a HUGE plus
• Experience with or knowledge of future Microsoft developer technologies a plus
• Microsoft certifications (MCSD, MCT, MCSE, etc.) a plus

Company Description

Come as you are. Do what you love.

At Microsoft we help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

We make this simple mission come to life every day through our passion to create technologies and develop products that touch just about every kind of customer.

Working at Microsoft gives you the opportunity to do things that make a real difference in millions, even billions, of lives. To reach your full potential.

So why not take a closer look at Microsoft? We think you’ll find that amazing things really do happen here.