# You probably shouldn't hire a Developer Advocate yet

DevFeed: [You probably shouldn't hire a Developer Advocate yet](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/you-probably-shouldn-t-hire-a-developer-advocate-yet-38835.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://lengrand.fr/you-probably-shouldnt-hire-a-developer-advocate-yet/>)

Author: Julien

Published: 2024-11-03T17:46:31Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Thoughts, stories and ideas.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/thoughts-stories-and-ideas.md>)

Topics: [developer-relations](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-relations.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [advocacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advocacy.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [devrel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devrel.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [policies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policies.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that companies should often address internal mindset, retention, career growth, compensation, and product-development practices before hiring a Developer Advocate. It also emphasizes Developer Experience as an early foundation for a healthy developer community.

## Source excerpt

Many companies with job ads out for Developer Advocates don't know that's not what they should be hiring for (yet). More often than not, what they need first is some internal mindset change. And even then, a Developer Experience will go a long way to achieve the first stages of a healthy community.