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Developer Relations Engineer - UK

Storyblok

Fully Remote
Remote
EMEA
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Storyblok is open across the EMEA region, which includes South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p>Storyblok is a headless CMS that enables marketers and developers to create with joy and publish with confidence. It empowers you to deliver structured and consistent content everywhere: websites, apps, AI search, and beyond.</p>
<p>Legendary brands like Virgin Media O2, Oatly, and TomTom use Storyblok to make a bigger, faster market impact.</p>
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<p><strong>WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU</strong></p>
<p>You will be joining a growing company where you can contribute to many “firsts”. Plus these benefits:</p>
<ul>
<li>Monthly remote work stipend (home internet costs, electricity). Home office equipment package right at the start (laptop, keyboard, monitor…)</li>
<li>Home office equipment upgrade (furniture, ear plugs …) or membership to a local co-working space after your onboarding</li>
<li>Sick leave benefit, parental leave and 25 days of annual leave plus your local national holidays</li>
<li>Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and material</li>
<li>The annual international team-building trip, quarterly and monthly online get-togethers</li>
<li>As a fully remote company, with work-life balance at its core, you’ll enjoy flexible schedules</li>
<li>An international team that loves to have fun at work and works hard together to accomplish shared goals</li>
</ul></div><h2><strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong></h2>
<p>Storyblok and headless CMS authority support and reduce onboarding friction with the developer community through code sample creation, debugging, direct partner engagement, and long-tail support channels. Become a Storyblok advocate, talking about its capabilities and features. Help external developers to overcome missing functionalities or technical issues by using plugins, tools, apps, or custom scripts. Monitor external communities on Discord, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Dev.to to identify new content to create.</p>
<h2><strong>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Become a Storyblok and headless CMS authority, helping developers, partner agencies and customers to understand Storyblok and its capabilities, to easily implement a headless architecture on their projects, and to get the best from Storyblok’s features.</li>
<li>Help developers and enterprise customers to understand and get value out of Storyblok by conducting workshops, writing tutorials and documentation, attending webinars, recording instructional videos, and giving product demos.</li>
<li>Write sample applications, prototypes, and code samples to showcase the power and flexibility of Storyblok and the headless approach to content management.</li>
<li>Identify and document missing pieces and technical issues in Storyblok APIs, SDKs, and services</li>
<li>Help external developers to overcome missing functionalities or technical issues.</li>
<li>Contribute code updates and bug fixes to Storyblok’s public open-source projects (e.g. SDKs, sample applications, starter kits).</li>
<li>Propose new or enhanced features for the Storyblok Headless CMS based on the interaction with enterprise customers and the developer community.</li>
<li>Monitor, engage with and support the Storyblok community on Discord, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Dev.to.</li>
<li>Represent Storyblok at online and in-person events and public speaking opportunities, as well as leading the booth and participating in events sponsored by Storyblok.</li>
<li>Help guide our roadmap of documentation, tutorials, and onboarding experience</li>
<li>Passionate and highly knowledgeable about advanced topics and latest trends around web development.</li>
<li>Demonstrates AI literacy, with the ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and quality of work while applying sound judgment and critical thinking.</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>5+ years of experience in web development.</li>
<li>Experience with CMS in general; experience with Headless CMS is a plus.</li>
<li>Thorough knowledge of consuming RESTful APIs. GraphQL APIs is a plus.</li>
<li>Thorough knowledge of at least one of the modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Vue, React, Next, Nuxt, Astro, or Svelte) along with its fundamental principles.</li>
<li>Experience with public speaking.</li>
<li>Experience with organizing meetups or other events.</li>
<li>Good problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Strong command of the English language.</li>
<li>Good communication skills that facilitate interaction with multiple stakeholders and across departments.</li>
<li>You are confident, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to contribute to the organization's growth as part of a high-performing team.</li>
<li>Demonstrates AI literacy, with the ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and quality of work while applying sound judgment and critical thinking.</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Experience with customer calls, developer support,

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Storyblok

Storyblok is a company in the excel industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 13 open positions on Hirezar. View all Storyblok jobs →