Developer Community Associate (6 Month Contract)

adaption; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Adaption Passport: travel allowance

Lunch on us: weekly takeout allowance

Comprehensive benefits: medical

Team offsites and SF HQ visits

Job summary

Adaption is seeking a proactive Community Manager to grow and nurture our global developer ecosystem. You’ll manage day-to-day conversations on Discord and forums, engage researchers and early adopters, and help grow our ambassador programme.

You’ll coordinate meetups, livestreams and office hours, turn community activity into case studies, and feed insights to product and marketing teams. This role values initiative and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in community management or related role.
• Experience engaging with online technical communities (Discord, X).
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple initiatives.
• Experience organizing events, meetups, or initiatives.
• Strong written communication and ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Proactive, hands-on approach to turning ideas into action.
• Genuine curiosity about AI, developers and building communities.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day developer community across Discord, forums, and channels.
• Grow and engage community of developers, researchers and early adopters.
• Coordinate initiatives like meetups, hackathons, office hours, livestreams.
• Support ambassador programme growth, onboarding, engagement.
• Build relationships with active community members and connect people with shared interests.
• Identify projects from the community and turn into case studies or talks.
• Gather feedback and share insights with tech and marketing teams.
• Keep community operations running smoothly and streamline tasks.
• Collaborate with wider team to help more people discover and build with Adaption.

Skills

Community management

Discord

X (Twitter)

Event coordination

Communications

Organization

Proactive mindset

AI enthusiasm

Job description

About Us

Most AI is frozen in place - it doesn’t adapt to the world. We think that’s backwards. Our mandate is to build efficient intelligence that evolves in real-time. We bring together exceptional people with the drive and creativity to push the boundaries of continual adaptation. We’re looking for builders and creative thinkers ready to shape the next era of intelligence.

Our team is small, talent-dense, and moving quickly, with a culture rooted in accountability, initiative and shared success. We look for people who care deeply, ship fast, and are eager to make a dent in the world. We operate with low egos, high velocity, and extreme ownership to build technology that expands access and benefits the many, not the few.

How We Work

• Impact over activity: We are building a generational company. We value people who execute on ideas rather than comment from the sidelines. We believe our competitive edge lies in caring about excellence across the entire lifecycle - from research to product. No task is beneath anyone: no one is too senior to test the build, clean the data, or unblock a teammate.

• Vulnerable, low-ego collaboration: We believe exceptional work comes from people who challenge, support and push one another to think bigger. Rapid iteration requires stepping into discomfort. We encourage bold, half-baked, and unorthodox ideas. When we disagree, we share feedback directly, never through side channels.

• Celebrate decisively: Extraordinary effort should be deeply memorable. We celebrate milestones generously and publicly - via spot bonuses, team dinners, spontaneous gifts, and company-wide recognition - to fuel each other for the next sprint.

The Role

Our vision is AI systems that are flexible, adaptable, and accessible to everyone. We believe efficiency is what makes this possible. It’s how we expand access and ensure innovation benefits the many, not the few.

Part of that commitment is to engage with a wider ecosystem of early adopters, researchers and developers, and make sure we engage deeply with our mission of building progress at the edge of what is possible.

You authentically care about our mission of empowering builders globally to have more control over AI. Your core strength is bringing people together. You craft and organize experiences that allow users to connect with Adaption, our team, and with each other.

What You'll Do

• Manage Adaption's day-to-day developer community across Discord, forums and other channels, keeping conversations active, answering questions and helping members get the most out of our products.

• Help grow and engage our community of developers, researchers and early adopters, finding opportunities to bring people together and introduce new audiences to Adaption.

• Coordinate community initiatives, including meetups, hackathons, office hours and livestreams, handling everything from planning and promotion to execution.

• Support the growth and ongoing management of our ambassador programme, helping recruit new ambassadors, onboard them and keep them engaged.

• Build relationships with active community members, understand what they're working on and help connect people with shared interests.

• Identify interesting projects and contributions from the community, helping turn them into case studies, spotlights, guest talks and other content.

• Gather feedback, questions and recurring issues from community members and share useful insights with our technical and marketing teams.

• Keep community operations running smoothly, finding ways to streamline recurring tasks and improve how we work.

• Collaborate with the wider team on initiatives that help more people discover, experiment with and build using Adaption.

Skills You’ll Bring

We look beyond traditional markers of experience. What matters most to us is what you’ve built and the impact you’ve had. We value demonstrable output, curiosity and alignment with our core values:

• 1–3 years of experience in community management, community operations, events or a similar role, ideally at a startup or technology company.

• Experience engaging with online communities, particularly technical audiences and familiarity with platforms like Discord and X

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives, keep track of details and follow through on commitments.

• Experience helping organise events, meetups or other community initiatives, from initial planning through to execution.

• Strong written communication skills and the confidence to engage with people across different backgrounds and levels of technical experience.

• A proactive, hands‑on approach. You're comfortable taking an idea and figuring out how to make it happen, rather than waiting for someone to map out every step.

• Genuine curiosity about AI, developers and the things people are building. You enjoy meeting new people, building relationships and helping others feel part of a community.

Above all, we're looking for great teammates who make work feel lighter and aren't afraid to go out on a limb with bold ideas. You don't need to be perfect, but you do need to be adaptable.

What We Offer

• Innovative culture: You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

• Growth paths: A dynamic environment with opportunities to take on new challenges, expand your responsibilities, and make an impact beyond your immediate role.

• Adaption Passport: An annual travel allowance to explore somewhere new, experience different cultures and keep expanding your horizons. It can be used to travel to any country you haven’t previously been to.

• Lunch on us: A weekly allowance for takeout or grocery delivery, wherever you are in the world. Whether it's stocking your fridge or having dinner delivered, it’s one less thing to think about.

• Comprehensive benefits: High-quality medical coverage and benefits designed to support your health and well-being.

• Team offsites and visits to SF HQ: We're a global team, but believe there's real value in spending time together in person. We regularly bring teammates together at our SF HQ and for team offsites in locations around the world, including London, Mexico City, and New York.