Developer Advocate jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-05, Skillenai has indexed 70 job postings with the title “Developer Advocate” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05
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Frequently asked questions about Developer Advocate jobs
+How many Developer Advocate jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 70 job postings with the title “Developer Advocate” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05.
+What skills do Developer Advocate jobs require?
Across Developer Advocate postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, the skills mentioned most often are Python, GitHub, TypeScript, observability, OpenTelemetry.
+Which cities are hiring the most Developer Advocate?
As of 2026-11-05, Developer Advocate postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Greece, Ambicapur Pt VIII.
+Is Developer Advocate a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 70 Developer Advocate postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. The skill mentioned most often in Developer Advocate postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Developer Advocate?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Developer Advocate postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Developer Advocate
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
3 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Developer Advocate
Roles after Developer Advocate
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 7 |
| Before: Developer Advocate (different employer) | 3 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 2 |
| Before: Product Manager | 2 |
| Before: Founder | 1 |
| Before: BackEnd Developer | 1 |
| Before: Android Developer | 1 |
| Before: Vulnerability Engineer | 1 |
| After: Software Engineer | 5 |
| After: Developer Advocate (different employer) | 3 |
| After: Program Manager | 2 |
| After: Engineering Manager | 2 |
| After: Product Specialist | 1 |
| After: AI Evangelist | 1 |
| After: Full Stack Web Developer | 1 |
| After: Front-End Software Engineer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Developer Advocate
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 39 | 55.7% |
| GitHub | 25 | 35.7% |
| TypeScript | 21 | 30.0% |
| observability | 20 | 28.6% |
| OpenTelemetry | 17 | 24.3% |
| vector databases | 17 | 24.3% |
| Beats | 17 | 24.3% |
| Elasticsearch | 17 | 24.3% |
| Kibana | 17 | 24.3% |
| Logstash | 17 | 24.3% |
| Go | 13 | 18.6% |
| SDKs | 8 | 11.4% |
| demos | 8 | 11.4% |
| Node.js | 7 | 10.0% |
| developer advocacy | 7 | 10.0% |
Top companies posting Developer Advocate jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Elastic | 10 |
| Databricks | 8 |
| Referralsuseonly | 7 |
| Datadog | 6 |
| Autodesk | 4 |
| InfluxData | 3 |
| Snowflake | 3 |
| Lightning AI | 2 |
| Viam | 2 |
| NVIDIA | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Developer Advocate
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 13 | 18.6% |
| Seattle | 4 | 5.7% |
| New York City | 3 | 4.3% |
| Greece | 2 | 2.9% |
| Ambicapur Pt VIII | 1 | 1.4% |
| Austin | 1 | 1.4% |
| Berlin | 1 | 1.4% |
| Chandler | 1 | 1.4% |
| Dar es Salaam | 1 | 1.4% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, matching postings whose canonical role is “Developer Advocate”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Developer Advocate
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-11-05
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- 90