Developer Advocate MFG at Flexi-Personnel

Position Overview

As a member of the Developer Advocacy and Support (DAS) group, the Developer Consultant will deliver direct application programming evangelism to developers of third-party applications, based on Autodesk products, who are part of the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) program and Forge platform.

The successful applicant will have a good grounding in C++, ActiveX, .NET and object-oriented techniques, and show an aptitude for learning and problem-solving. The role will develop to include evangelizing the APIs to Autodesk’s products to prospective and existing ADN members through conference presentations, webcasts, training classes and one-on-one meetings.

Responsibilities  

• Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the Candidate will interact with other DAS team members from around the world, and with ADN partners via phone, e-mail, and onsite training or consulting visits. Some interaction with Autodesk’s product R&D function may also be required for evaluating and influencing new product releases. This position will develop to include participation in technical marketing events to evangelize
• Autodesk’s products and to educate the ADN membership on new product features.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in any Engineering discipline from reputed engineering college
• Two years and above experience of C++/.NET from Visual Studio development tools in a Windows environment.
• Prior experience of developing applications using Autodesk Vault API or Autodesk Inventor API.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design and programming concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to quickly learn new technology and techniques.
• Fluency in English with good written and oral communications skills.
• Good customer-facing skills and customer service orientation.
• Ability to work with remote colleagues as part of an extended team.
• Experience with Web development (HTML/JavaScript/Java/GWT/etc) is a plus.
• Domain knowledge of an Engineering discipline and General Design is preferred.