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Tanja Hoefler

@tanjahoefler

Developer Relations and Community Growth leader driving advocacy, content, and measurable engagement.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I help teams build community-led growth through developer content, webinars, events, and social strategy—using analytics to turn engagement into product insights. I’m looking to partner cross-functionally and scale ambassador programs with real business impact.

I’m a Community and Developer Relations professional with 9+ years of experience building high-impact digital communities, scaling advocacy programs, and driving engagement through content, events, and social strategy. I’ve supported global tech brands including RingCentral and Roblox, consistently translating community energy into measurable business impact.

In my recent work as a Developer Marketing & Community Strategy Consultant, I advise teams on community-led growth strategies that improve audience engagement, retention, and brand visibility across social and developer ecosystems. I analyze channel performance and apply data-driven recommendations to strengthen content strategy, community interaction, and campaign effectiveness, while delivering community management, content creation, and event support tailored to technical audiences.

At RingCentral, I scaled developer content, social, and community programs to strengthen the developer ecosystem presence—growing social presence from ~3K to 80K followers through content, engagement, and strategic amplification. I built and grew the Game Changers ambassador program to 3,000+ advocates, managed the developer blog strategy, and led developer-facing webinars strategy and execution with consistently highest attendance across the organization. By partnering cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Analyst Relations, I aligned community insights with business priorities and contributed to RingCentral’s 2022 DevPortal Award win for Best Community Outreach & Support.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Developer Marketing Consultant

Self Employed

May 2018 - May 2019 (1 year)

Supported developer marketing initiatives for conferences, hackathons, and community events, executing developer acquisition across social, email, and event channels. Produced promotional content and assets and grew event social visibility, including 1,000% Twitter impression growth in one month with an organic strategy.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

San Jose State University logoSU

San Jose State University

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Earned a B.S. in Psychology from San Jose State University.

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Evergreen Community College

Associate of Arts, Business

Earned an A.A. in Business from Evergreen Community College.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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