Developer Advocate

Can you architect the ultimate developer experience? Trimble is searching for a strategic Developer Advocate to own the entire vision, content, and experience for our first-ever annual Developer Conference. You will catalyze innovation within our partner network, acting as the essential link connecting our core product teams with the external developer community to transform external partners into highly productive marketplace contributors.

About Us: Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. We create technologies that connect the digital and physical worlds, helping our customers increase productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise-level solutions, our technology empowers professionals in construction, geospatial, government, transportation, and more. Trimble is empowering stakeholders through planning, design, construction and the entire asset lifecycle. The company's innovative and connected ecosystem of solutions improves coordination and collaboration between teams, phases and processes. Trimble Field Systems develops hardware, software and services that connect the site to the office for key industries around the world, including civil construction, surveying, mapping, automotive, marine, utilities and more.

What Makes This Role Great:

In this role, you will be at the absolute forefront of launching Trimble's first-ever unified Developer Conference, giving you a blank canvas to design a world-class developer ecosystem. You will directly influence Trimble's product roadmap by serving as the strategic voice of the external developer community and bridging the gap between product engineering and global marketplace innovation.

Key Exciting Responsibilities:

* Fully own the end-to-end strategy, vision, and content pipeline for the 2026 unified Developer Conference, including keynotes, technical deep-dives, and hands-on labs.

* Act as the central organizational liaison across AECO and Field Systems product teams to coordinate developer resources, extensibility planning, and technical content.

* Systematically gather external developer feedback and pain points to influence product management, engineering, and the overall developer experience.

* Design commercial enablement tracks and review software licensing models to accelerate partner success and revenue growth within the Trimble Marketplace.

* Build high-quality technical content, including blogs, tutorials, and code samples, while evangelizing Trimble technologies at external industry events and developer challenges.

Essential Skills & Experience:

* 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Developer Relations (DevRel), Technical Program Management, or a platform adoption role.

* Proven experience defining the vision and managing the entire content pipeline for large-scale developer conferences with over 200 attendees.

* Deep understanding of the developer lifecycle, SDKs/APIs, App Marketplaces, and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) business models.

* Exceptional communication skills with a track record of presenting complex technical topics to large audiences and influencing executive stakeholders.

* Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects across multiple, geographically dispersed industrial software product lines.

Bonus Points For:

* Prior experience working within the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) or geospatial field systems domains.

* Familiarity with Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategies or tracking developer metrics using tools like Amplitude and website analytics.

Logistics:

Location: Westminster, CO or Lake Oswego, OR (Hybrid - 4 days onsite, 1 day remote)

Travel Requirement: 10%

Why You'll Love Working With Us: At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"-we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.

You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.

Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.

Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Developer Advocate, Developer Relations, DevRel, Technical Program Manager, Developer Conference, API, SDK, App Marketplace, AECO, Field Systems, Westminster, Lake Oswego

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the 'Apply Now' button located in this posting.

Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values-Belong, Innovate, and Grow-we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at under "Corporate Governance."

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.

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