Technical Educator

Web3 Foundation • Full-time • Zug, Zug • 4d ago

Web3 Foundation

Technical Educator (100%)

Remote or Switzerland, available immediately

The Web3 Foundation nurtures and stewards technologies and applications for the decentralized web. We collaborate with cutting-edge developer teams, researchers, and community leaders to strengthen and extend the uses of decentralized technologies; building the future of identity, privacy, financial markets, commerce, and more.

Our core project is Polkadot, a protocol designed to connect blockchains and allow them to interoperate, share security, and more. In addition, we are supporting the development of several technologies that form the Web 3.0 tech stack, such as proof of personhood, decentralized messaging, distributed storage, and secret management.

About the Role & Technical Education

The core of fulfilling our mission is making the Web3 technology stack accessible to developers and making it easy for projects and individuals with great ideas to build on our platform. As a Technical Educator, you will bridge the gap between research/implementation and those who want to build the future of the decentralized web.

We are a lean team with a flat organization. You will work closely with team members in Zug and remote locations, as well as with diverse service suppliers.

Responsibilities

Help to maintain and contribute to the Polkadot Developer Documentation and the Wiki
Actively support developers on the official online support platforms by answering questions and providing technical guidance
Write sample applications and tutorials that demonstrate the unique features and selling points of the Polkadot technology stack
Grow the developer community through talks at conferences, webinars, video demonstrations, walk-throughs, and AMA sessions
Contribute to the developer growth strategy and coordinate with stakeholders
Actively engage with developers and users of the chain to understand their needs and develop docs and tutorials in response
Coordinate with and align the ecosystem teams that are tasked with Developer Relations activities like conferences and hackathons
Curate educational content created by the community and ensure its accessibility
Partner with the Polkadot Support team to answer technical questions from developers, users, and other team members working with Polkadot and related technologies

Requirements

Solid Programming skills in Solidity or Rust (Preferably both)
Technical writing skills (tutorials, articles, and code examples)
Knowledge and understanding of blockchain technologies and applications
Ability to review and document code
Quickly able to learn and teach new technologies and frameworks
Passionate about working within the Web3 movement / decentralized technology space and open source, privacy-minded communities
Native-level written and spoken English. Fluency in Spanish or additional languages are a plus

A Plus

DevOps experience
Programming experience in Javascript, TypeScript and Python
Experience writing dapps, smart contracts, or other blockchain-related code
Experience within the Polkadot or Kusama ecosystems
Previous teaching experience eg. teaching a class, workshop or online education through blog posts/ videos.

Benefits

Company & team retreats at unique locations around Europe
Opportunity to be part of an interdisciplinary team working on cutting-edge technologies
Ample room for tech creativity, innovation, autonomy and own ideas

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