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title: 'Developer Advocate at Synthesia'
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# Developer Advocate at Synthesia

- **Company:** [Synthesia](https://feeny.ai/companies/synthesia)
- **Location:** Seattle, WA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/synthesia/3e67c3b7-4d84-4c00-b40e-53bc6ab55eef

## Job description

Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US.

As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations.

Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow.

THE ROLE...

Synthesia's API and platform capabilities are quickly becoming the way developers embed AI video into their own products — automated training pipelines, localization workflows, customer-facing apps, and more. We're looking for our first Developer Advocate to make sure the developer world knows it, understands it, and gets building.

This is a builder-and-storyteller role. You'll be the face and voice of the Synthesia API to the outside world — writing, coding, speaking, and showing up wherever developers already are — while also being the internal champion who brings their feedback back into the product. You won't just talk about what's possible with Synthesia; you'll build the sample apps, tutorials, and demos that prove it, and you'll do it consistently enough that developers start to recognize your name before they recognize the logo.

You'll be part of the Developer Services team and work closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Developer Support to turn technical capability into developer adoption.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

Create technical content that developers actually use

- Write blog posts, tutorials, and how-to guides that show real, working integrations — not just feature announcements
- Build and maintain sample apps, starter kits, and code snippets across common languages and frameworks
- Produce video walkthroughs and livestreams using Synthesia's own product wherever it makes sense to "eat our own dog food"
- Keep a fast, honest cadence — regular, dependable output builds more trust than occasional big launches

Show up where developers are

- Represent Synthesia at conferences, meetups, hackathons, and webinars — as a speaker, workshop host, and booth presence
- Run livestreams and community AMAs that go deep on real implementation questions, not marketing talking points
- Build relationships with individual developers, technical bloggers, and community leaders who influence adoption
- Travel as needed to be physically present in the communities that matter most to our growth

Be the credible technical voice

- Get hands-on with the Synthesia API well enough to build things yourself, debug alongside developers, and speak with authority — not from a script
- Earn trust the way any evangelist does: by being genuinely useful before asking for anything in return
- Play the long game — plant seeds in developer communities today that turn into adoption months or years down the line

Close the loop with product

- Channel developer feedback, friction points, and feature requests back to Product and Engineering in a structured way
- Partner with Developer Support and Documentation to identify where the API's rough edges are creating support burden or lost adoption
- Help prioritize the developer experience roadmap based on what you're hearing on the ground

Build the flywheel

- Grow and nurture channels — Discord/Slack community, developer newsletter, social — where developers can find each other and find help
- Identify and cultivate community advocates and early power users who can become case studies, co-speakers, or contributors
- Measure what's working (content engagement, API sign-ups, community growth, sentiment) and adjust the playbook accordingly

ABOUT YOU...

- Experience in developer relations, developer advocacy, technical evangelism, or a similar hybrid technical/communication role — ideally at a platform, API-first, or infrastructure company
- Genuinely hands-on: comfortable writing code, working with APIs and SDKs, and building demo apps yourself, not just narrating what engineering built
- A strong, authentic communicator across formats — written, live, and on stage — who can make technical concepts land with a developer audience
- Comfortable with regular travel and public speaking; energized by meeting developers in person, not just online
- A track record of sustained output (blog, video, or community content) rather than one-off campaigns — evangelism is a long game, and consistency is what earns trust
- Skilled at listening as much as broadcasting: you can sit in a developer's frustration and turn it into a clear, actionable signal for the product team
- Comfortable operating with a lot of autonomy in a fast-moving, still-forming function
- Bonus: existing following or credibility within a developer community relevant to Synthesia's platform (video, AI/ML, automation, or enterprise software)

THE GOOD STUFF..

In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer:

- A competitive salary + stock options in our fast-growing Series E startup
- Hybrid working environment or remote friendly
- 100% Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401k Plan
- Paid parental leave
- 25 days of annual leave + Public holidays + paid sick leave
- Fun culture with regular socials
- A generous referral scheme
- A brand new computer + monitor
- Budget and support for conference travel, community events, and content production

## About Synthesia

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Synthesia is an all-in-one AI video platform that enables businesses to create, localize, manage, and publish professional-quality videos using AI avatars and voiceovers, without any filming equipment or video editing skills.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Victor Riparbelli (CEO), Prof. Lourdes Agapito, Steffen Tjerrild (COO), Prof. Matt Niessner

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI Video Platform / Enterprise SaaS / Creative Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (trusted by 50,000+ teams globally, including 90% of the Fortune 100)
- **Mission statement**: "Helping people work better" — transforming how organizations train, onboard, and upskill their employees with AI.

## Products & Services
- **Synthesia AI Video Platform (Core)**: Full-stack SaaS platform for creating AI videos. Includes AI avatars (240+), AI voices in 160+ languages, 1-click translation, real-time team collaboration, version control, brand kit management, analytics (views, drop-offs, completion rates), and SCORM export for LMS integration.
- **AI Avatars**: Customizable, expressive AI avatars that speak 160+ languages. Users can also create their own custom avatar.
- **AI Screen Recorder**: Polished screen recordings with instant transcripts (removes 'ums' and 'uhs'), editable and translatable.
- **Multilingual Video Player**: Single player to watch and organize videos in 160+ languages.
- **AI Video Assistant & Academy**: Tutorials and onboarding tools to help users create videos quickly.
- **Enterprise Security Suite**: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 42001 compliant, with SAML/SSO. Designed to satisfy the toughest legal and security teams at Fortune 100 companies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/ Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (last known funding round: Series C, $180M raised, led by Accel and Nvidia in 2023, valuing the company at $1B+ — Unicorn status).
- **Key Metric**: **$100M+ Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)** — announced by COO & Co-founder Steffen Tjerrild in a public LinkedIn post [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steffentjerrild_probably-the-milestone-im-most-proud-of-activity-7317848922612224001-UuZ1)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Accel, Nvidia (lead Series C), with previous investors including Kleiner Perkins, GV, FirstMark Capital, and MMC Ventures. The company has an active partnership ecosystem including integrations with LMS providers and enterprise tooling.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Crossed $100M ARR (strong product-market fit and revenue growth).
  - Used by 90% of the Fortune 100 and 50,000+ teams.
  - Engineering team scaled from 0 to 80+ engineers.
  - Over 1M+ users on the platform.
  - Hiring in 26+ countries with offices in London and NYC.
  - Continues to expand product suite (AI avatars, video agents, analytics, and skill development products).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AI & Avatars**: Deep AI research spanning computer vision, graphics, and NLP (co-founders from Stanford, Cambridge, UCL, TUM). Avatars are highly expressive and support 160+ languages with accurate lip-sync.
- **Enterprise Security & Compliance**: SOC2, GDPR, ISO42001, SAML/SSO — a key differentiator for Fortune 100 clients who require stringent security.
- **End-to-End Platform**: Combines creation, localization, management, analytics, and version control in one tool — reducing reliance on multiple vendors and agencies.
- **AI Ethics-First**: 10% of the team is dedicated to AI safety and ethics, a strong trust signal for enterprise buyers.
- **Velocity & Innovation**: Engineering team delivers meaningful features every few days, not weeks, enabling rapid iteration.

## Strategic Focus
- **Enterprise Scale & Platform Depth**: Deepening integrations with enterprise tooling (LMS, security suites) and expanding video product suite (Avatars, Agents, skill development).
- **Global Localization**: Strengthening 160+ language support and 1-click translation to serve multinational enterprises.
- **AI Ethics & Trust**: Maintaining a dedicated ethics team and proactive AI policy engagement to stay ahead of regulation and build customer trust.
- **Product Expansion**: Moving from video creation to a broader "visual communication" platform including AI Agents and analytics-driven optimization.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Scaling the global team across engineering, research, and go-to-market functions, with a focus on high-velocity engineering culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Global & Remote-First Culture**: Team spans 26+ countries. Offices in London and NYC, with remote work flexibility. Roughly 80% of London HQ staff are immigrants, fostering a diverse, international environment.
- **High-Velocity Engineering**: Engineers deliver meaningful features every few days (no long releases). Minimal meetings and SCRUM ceremonies — a focus on building and shipping.
- **Growth & Ownership**: Real ownership from day one. Clear progression paths, annual learning budget, access to courses and conferences.
- **People-First & AI Ethics**: 10% of team dedicated to AI safety. Strong emphasis on work-life balance with competitive compensation, PTO, and benefits.
- **H-1B Friendly**: CEO Victor Riparbelli has publicly highlighted that the London office provides a strong alternative to US visa uncertainty, with ~80% of staff being immigrants.
- **Top-Tier Team**: Founders and engineering leadership from Stanford, Cambridge, UCL, TUM, and top tech companies.

## Sources
1. [synthesia.io/about](https://www.synthesia.io/about)
2. [synthesia.io](https://www.synthesia.io/)
3. [synthesia.io/careers](https://www.synthesia.io/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/synthesia-technologies](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/synthesia-technologies)
5. [pitchbook.com/profiles/company/267090-49](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/267090-49)
6. [linkedin.com/posts/steffentjerrild](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steffentjerrild_probably-the-milestone-im-most-proud-of-activity-7317848922612224001-UuZ1)
7. [linkedin.com/posts/victorriparbelli](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/victorriparbelli_h-1bs-are-causing-a-lot-of-uncertainty-right-activity-7375861659610836993-UULl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABVaNoYBu2QiVriT0MMLe-cbAPv2sPNI2cA)

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