Developer Evangelist - 701909

Developer Evangelist Job Description
The Developer Evangelist (DE) is a member of the Central Region Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) team tasked with driving developer satisfaction and platform adoption through Microsoft-led events, community engagement, developing relationships with community leaders, and direct account engagement with customers in Illinois and Wisconsin as well as scaling through online channels.
This is a highly technical role with the mission of engaging and inspiring the broad community of developers and fostering adoption of Microsoft development technologies such as Visual Studio and the .NET Framework, Expression and Silverlight, Windows Azure, Windows 7 and other emerging technologies. The DE leads by example and invests heavily in cultivating productive, influential partners and community leaders.
This role is responsible for:
• Drive satisfaction with Microsoft, Microsoft tools and Microsoft platform technologies
• Drive next generation web technologies, Windows client platform and Software + Services adoption
• Support Microsoft-driven events such as MSDN Events and product launches
• Engage the broad developer and architect communities in partnership with community leaders
• Engage with the broad developer and architect audience through online channels
Qualifications
7-15 years of software development experience, deep .NET development acumen, outstanding presentation experience, and persuasive communication skills. The strong candidate will have deep involvement with the Microsoft developer community either as an MVP, User Group Leader, or influential blogger. A Bachelor’s or Masters degree in computer science preferred. A broad familiarity with recent Microsoft technologies including WCF, WPF, Azure, Silverlight, etc. is a plus. Passion for technology with solid knowledge of enterprise global IT requirements and competitive offerings required. Preferred location is Chicago, IL or Milwaukee, WI.