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DevRel for Beginners: What to Know and How to Get Started

Like many DevRel professionals, Ravi Lachhman began his tech career as a software engineer. That led to solutions architect and sales engineer positions, which eventually opened the door to his first evangelist role three years ago, a common job title in the DevRel field.

In DevRel, you need to be the kind of person who is outgoing and willing to interact with all sorts of different people in all kinds of different situations,” Knutilla said.

You are going to need to make sure that not only are your tasks clearly defined to the outside world, but that your value is still apparent to the organization for which you work.

Whatever you say or do is part of your brand — and your brand will go with you as you move forward in a DevRel career,” Poole said.