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Fortune Ikechi

DevRel Engineer at @Storyblok

DS Lead @UniPort

On twitter @Codedog_

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My transformers-level career change to DevRel

$WAGMI

Fortune Ikechi

Storyblok

@Codedog_

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Career Transition

  • Front-end Developer
  • Fullstack Developer
  • Community Manager at Google DSC
  • Technical Writer
  • DevRel Engineer at Storyblok

Fortune Ikechi

Storyblok

@Codedog_

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Getting started in Developer Advocacy

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Open Source

Festival 2022

What is Developer Relations?

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Developer Relations is as role that sits on the border between product, engineering and marketing.

The main job for DevRel is to build solid relationships with the developers and users, connecting with them and advocating for their main interests. This could be through technical content {articles & videos}, speaking at conferences and more.

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Career Transition

  • Front-end Developer
  • Fullstack Developer
  • Community Manager at Google DSC
  • Technical Writer
  • DevRel Engineer at Storyblok

Fortune Ikechi

Storyblok

@Codedog_

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Open Source

Festival 2022

Switching between various roles in Tech to DevRel

  • How I switched from Frontend to Full-stack
  • Fullstack and community relations (GDSC)
  • Switching from full-stack to Technical Writer
  • From technical writer to DevRel Engineer (Dev 🥑)

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Open Source

Festival 2022

Challenges when switching Roles in Tech

  • Time constraints

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Open Source

Festival 2022

Challenges when switching Roles in Tech

  • Lack of proven work experience

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Open Source

Festival 2022

Challenges when switching Roles in Tech

  • Experience with the company's tech stack

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Thank

you!

Fortune Ikechi

Storyblok

@Codedog_

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