Developer Relations Lead — Community-First Security

Aikido Security

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Aikido Security is seeking a hands-on Developer Relations professional based in San Francisco to actively engage developers in the real world. You’ll attend meetups, hackathons, and industry events, building authentic relationships and shaping how developers talk about Aikido.

In this role you’ll work with developers, platform engineers, DevOps, and security-minded builders, representing the company at events and helping grow the developer-first security narrative while coordinating with

Qualifications

Experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy (DevRel), community leadership, or developer marketing.
Background working with developer tools, DevOps platforms, or security products is a strong plus.
Already active in the developer ecosystem, regularly attends meetups, events, or community gatherings.

Responsibilities

Be highly visible in the SF developer community (meetups, hackathons, demo days, conferences, informal events)
Build and maintain relationships with developers, founders, platform engineers, DevOps engineers, and security-minded builders
Represent Aikido at developer meetups, conferences, and community events
Help organize and host Aikido meetups, happy hours, workshops, and developer events
Actively engage with the developer community online (X, Slack, Discord, developer forums)
Collaborate with marketing and product to: Support launches, Amplify events, and turn community insights into better messaging
Help grow Aikido’s reputation as a developer-first security company