Sr. Developer Advocate

Job Description

Job title: Sr. Developer Advocate / シニア・デベロッパー・アドボケイト. Location: Tokyo, Japan

Responsibilities:

• Develop, deliver, maintain, and improve onboarding, training, tutorials, troubleshooting guides, demonstrations, and self-service materials for quantum hardware, software, cloud services, and development workflows.

• Lead technical talks, webinars, workshops, and practical learning experiences for developers with different levels of quantum computing and software development expertise.

• Help developers progress from learning about the platform to building, running, and advancing projects using Quantinuum technologies.

• Explain platform capabilities, documentation, APIs, tools, workflows, and best practices to reduce adoption barriers;

• Create technically accurate tutorials, sample workflows, demonstrations, onboarding guides, FAQs, release guidance, and best-practice materials.

• Develop resources for new and upcoming features and explain how developers can apply them to real-world projects.

• Identify gaps in documentation, examples, tools, and learning resources, working with global documentation and engineering teams to address them.

• Adapt and maintain developer resources for Japanese and broader APAC audiences while preserving technical accuracy and global standards.

• Turn insights from workshops, support interactions, and community questions into reusable resources that improve self-service and reduce recurring problems.

• Build relationships with developers, researchers, startups, academic institutions, industry partners, and technical communities across APAC;

• Represent Quantinuum at workshops, hackathons, conferences, webinars, training programs, and ecosystem events through speaking, teaching, demonstrations, and hands-on engagement.

• Support community initiatives that encourage continued participation, peer learning, and knowledge sharing.

• Work with Ecosystem, Marketing, and regional teams to identify priority audiences, develop programs, and improve ongoing developer engagement.

• Monitor regional developer needs, technical trends, community activity, and opportunities for participation.

• Represent APAC developers internally by translating feedback, adoption patterns, technical challenges, and emerging use cases into actionable recommendations.

• Establish feedback loops with Product Management, Engineering, Documentation, Customer Support, and Ecosystem teams.

• Advocate for improvements to developer experience, onboarding, documentation, tools, workflows, platform capabilities, and technical communications.

• Track recurring questions and barriers to influence content priorities, product decisions, and regional enablement plans.

• Communicate product capabilities, limitations, and best practices accurately to external technical audiences;

• Investigate developer questions and platform adoption issues, reproducing and triaging technical problems before escalating them to specialist teams.

• Help developers identify appropriate workflows, examples, resources, and best practices when they encounter technical obstacles.

• Convert recurring technical questions and support patterns into documentation, tutorials, demonstrations, and product feedback.

• Collaborate with Customer Support while focusing on developer education, adoption, advocacy, and scalable improvements rather than primary support coordination.

• Independently plan and execute regional developer advocacy priorities aligned with global developer engagement strategy.

• Coordinate with global Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, Customer Support, Marketing, and Ecosystem teams to align regional activities with product and business priorities;

• Advise internal teams on APAC audiences, regional needs, localization requirements, engagement approaches, and ecosystem opportunities.

• Prioritize programs, content, and community investments according to their potential to improve developer adoption and outcomes.

• Report regional results, insights, risks, and opportunities to global stakeholders and recommend evidence-based adjustments.

• Mentor colleagues and subject matter experts involved in developer education, technical content, workshops, and community programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong Japanese proficiency to lead technical discussions, deliver presentations and training, build community relationships, and create written developer communications.

• Professional English proficiency to collaborate with global teams and communicate with international developer audiences.

Preferred:

• Experience in developer advocacy, software engineering, solutions engineering, technical education, developer enablement, or another external-facing technical role.

• Knowledge of quantum computing, scientific computing, high-performance computing, AI/ML, or another advanced technology domain.

• Experience independently delivering technical presentations, workshops, demonstrations, tutorials, or developer education programs.

• Hands-on experience with software platforms, developer tools, APIs, cloud technologies, or scientific computing environments.

• Strong writing skills and experience creating technically accurate content for developer audiences.

• Ability to turn developer feedback and technical observations into actionable recommendations;

• Experience as a Developer Advocate, Developer Relations Engineer, technical community leader, or senior technical educator.

• Experience creating tutorials, sample projects, demonstrations, technical articles, videos, documentation, or other developer resources.

• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to audiences with different levels of expertise.

• Experience building relationships with developer communities, research organizations, startups, universities, or technology ecosystems.

• Experience speaking at technical conferences, workshops, meetups, webinars, hackathons, or community programs.

• Familiarity with Python, Linux, cloud platforms, APIs, GitHub, or modern software development workflows.

• Experience independently planning and executing regional developer programs or advocacy initiatives.

• Experience collecting, synthesizing, and presenting developer feedback to Product Management and Engineering teams.

• Strong technical judgment and ability to investigate, reproduce, and clearly communicate technical issues;

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities across global teams.

• Experience using engagement, adoption, content, or community data to evaluate and improve developer programs.

• Established relationships or demonstrated credibility within technical communities in Japan or the broader APAC region.

Success Measures:

• Increased adoption and effective use of platforms, tools, and developer resources across APAC.

• Successful delivery of onboarding, technical education, workshops, and regional advocacy programs.

• Growth in engagement with developers, researchers, startups, academic institutions, and ecosystem partners.

• Creation and adoption of high-quality tutorials, demonstrations, documentation, localized resources, and self-service content.

• Reduced developer friction through improvements to onboarding, documentation, technical guidance, and product experiences;

• Consistent delivery of actionable feedback that influences product, engineering, documentation, and ecosystem priorities.

• Positive feedback on the relevance, quality, and technical credibility of regional programs.

• Improved visibility into APAC developer needs, adoption patterns, technical challenges, and ecosystem opportunities.

• Effective collaboration with external developer communities and internal global teams.

• Evidence that developer engagement progresses from initial education to sustained platform use, meaningful projects, and community advocacy.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive compensation. The salary range is not specified in the provided description.

• Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance.

• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking quantum computing technology and contribute to global developer adoption.

Additional Information:

• The position is based in Japan and supports the broader APAC region.

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with no specified deadline.

• Quantinuum is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace and fair treatment regardless of legally protected characteristics.

• Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment and interviews. Candidates who need accommodations should contact the company through its “Let's Talk” contact form.

• AI tools may assist with application reviews, resume analysis, response assessment, and identification of potential inconsistencies or verification signals. Final hiring decisions are made by humans.