Community Relations Specialist

X Square Robot (自变量机器人); East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

X2Robot is hiring a Developer Relations Lead to build the company’s technical brand across the North American robotics and embodied AI community. This on-site role in East Palo Alto, CA, reports to the Founder and focuses on translating complex work into engaging content and strong community programs.

You will partner with product and research teams, create blog posts, demos, talks, and sample code, and nurture relationships with researchers, KOLs, and industry partners to accelerate adoption

Qualifications

• 2+ years in developer relations or related roles.
• Bilingual Chinese and English; strong written English for external content.
• Strong existing relationships in North American robotics ecosystem.
• Self-starter with bias for shipping; able to own strategy and execution.

Responsibilities

• Build X2Robot's technical brand across NA robotics and embodied AI communities through social platforms, meetups, and events.
• Translate technical work into usable content: blog posts, demos, talks, sample code.
• Cultivate relationships with researchers, KOLs, and ecosystem partners (e.g., Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, NVIDIA, Google DeepMind).
• Run community programs (meetups, hackathons, collaborations) that bring the community together.

Skills

Developer relations

Technical marketing

Community building

Bilingual Chinese/English

Executive outreach

Job description

X2Robot is a venture-backed embodied AI company building foundation models and hardware for next-generation robotics. We're hiring a Developer Relations Lead to build X2Robot's technical brand across the North American robotics and embodied AI community.

Work Location: East PALO AUTO, CA

Reports to: Founder

What You'll Do

• Build X2Robot's technical brand across the North American robotics and embodied AI ecosystem through social media (X, YouTube, LinkedIn), community meetups, industry events, and ongoing community engagement
• Partner with product and research teams to translate technical work into content the community can actually use — blog posts, demo videos, technical talks, sample code
• Build and nurture relationships with KOLs, researchers, developer communities, and ecosystem partners across Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, and the broader robotics / embodied AI scene
• Run community programs (developer meetups, hackathons, research collaborations) that bring the community together

What We Look For

• 2+ years in Developer Relations /Technical Marketing, Community Building, or related roles
• Bilingual in Chinese and English; native-level written English for external-facing content
• Strong existing relationships in the North American robotics and embodied AI ecosystem
• Self-starter with a bias for shipping — comfortable running both strategy and execution

Nice to Have

• Engineering or technical background (you can read code, understand a paper, debug a demo)
• Track record of building a community or event series from zero to one
• Active personal brand on X / YouTube / LinkedIn / Substack
• Experience working with hardware + AI companies

Why X2Robot

• Founder-stage mandate: define how X2Robot shows up in the North American embodied AI community from day one
• Pivotal timing: join the embodied AI industry during its window of opportunity — early enough to matter
• Competitive comp: competitive base + equity, commensurate with experience