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Fortune Ikechi

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DevRel Engineer at @Storyblok

DS Lead @UniPort

On twitter @Codedog_

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My transformers-level career change to DevRel

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$WAGMI

Fortune Ikechi

Storyblok

@Codedog_

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Career Transition

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

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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.

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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

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

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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

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  • Time constraints

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Open Source

Festival 2022

Challenges when switching Roles in Tech

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  • Lack of proven work experience

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Open Source

Festival 2022

Challenges when switching Roles in Tech

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  • Experience with the company's tech stack

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Thank

you!

Fortune Ikechi

Storyblok

@Codedog_

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