Hey all!! I’m Awantika. 🥳 I am a Technical Community Manager and Strategist. I help tech companies build and grow developer communities around their products, turning users into loyal fans, active contributors, and passionate advocates. I’m obsessed with understanding what makes developer communities thrive: what brings people together, what keeps them coming back, and what turns a group of users into a community that genuinely cares. Over the past 6+ years, I’ve worked at the intersection of developer relations, community building, and growth. I’ve helped scale communities, build engagement programs, and bring developers together around the tools and technologies they care about. My work spans the entire community journey, from understanding why someone joins in the first place to figuring out what makes them stay, contribute, and eventually become a champion , linking each and everything to business goals. Outside of community strategy, I’m a big believer in the power of human connection, shared learning, and bringing people together around things they care about. ☕ I’m always happy to meet fellow community builders, exchange ideas, and explore how companies can build communities that actually move the needle. If you’re building a developer community, figuring out your community strategy, or wondering how to connect community efforts to business goals, let’s talk! Thanks @Nina Simone Franke for inviting me to the wonderful community, can't wait to be a part of it!