Senior Developer Tools Evangelist Description - Job Summary The Senior Developer Tools Evangelist is responsible for building and growing HP’s developer ecosystem for AI and agentic computing on Consumer PCs. This role serves as a key bridge between external developers, open-source communities, and HP’s Product Marketing, Engineering, and developer lab teams, helping drive adoption of HP platforms through technical engagement, thought leadership, and community collaboration. The individual will create developer-focused content, deliver technical presentations and workshops, gather market and community insights, and help shape HP’s AI PC strategy by translating developer feedback into actionable product and business opportunities. Success in this role will be measured by developer engagement, ecosystem growth, adoption of HP AI capabilities, and contributions to HP’s competitive position in the AI-powered PC market.
Responsibilities
- Plays a leadership role and drives the progress of the product management function.
- Leads cross-functional teams through agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Monitors competitive market to determine client needs for certain product improvements.
- Strategically partners with key senior stakeholders to understand needs and priorities.
- Recommends product requirements and definitions to align with stakeholder's needs.
- Collaborates with the software engineering team on feature ideas and prototypes to bring potential solutions to life.
- Advises key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle.
- Tracks and reports key metrics to drive future product developments.
- Collaborates with marketing and sales teams to develop go-to-market strategies, product launch plans, and marketing collateral.
- Demonstrates process improvement and project management experience, preferably with the implementation of large projects.
Education & Experience Recommended
- Typically 7–10 years in software engineering, developer relations, or developer tooling, with hands-on delivery of developer-facing software.
- Strong Python and working proficiency in another relevant language. Practical experience with Git, APIs, debugging, and automated tests.
- Linux and Windows development experience, including Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), with practical environment and runtime troubleshooting skills.
- Experience building AI applications or agentic workflows. Understanding of evaluation, tool permissions, local and cloud execution, and failure handling.
- Proven external developer engagement, open-source community participation, and clear technical writing and speaking, supported by talks, workshops, code, or contributions.
- Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred qualifications Sustained participation in open-source projects and trusted relationships with maintainers or developer groups. Experience speaking at technical events, building developer programs, and collaborating with distributed labs. Familiarity with consumer PCs, local AI runtimes, and agent tool integration.
Preferred Certifications (but not required)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate and/or Azure Developer Associate
- AWS Certified Developer, AI Practitioner, Machine Learning Engineer, or equivalent AWS certification
- Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer or Professional Cloud Developer
- Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) or Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or comparable Linux certification
- GitHub certifications related to GitHub Actions, DevOps, or software development workflows
Knowledge & Skills
- Agile Methodology
- Automation
- Change Management
- Computer Science
- Continuous Improvement Process
- JIRA
- Kanban Principles
- Lean Manufacturing
- Milestones (Project Management)
- New Product Development
- Process Improvement
- Product Management
- Project Engineering
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Project Schedules
- Risk Management
- Scrum (Software Development)
- Software Development
- Sprint Planning
Cross-Org Skills
- Effective Communication
- Results Orientation
- Learning Agility
- Digital Fluency
- Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
- Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.
Complexity
- Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.
Disclaimer
- This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $230,850 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits:
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Job - Software Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America) Travel -
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