Developer Relations Manager, Inception Program Startups, Developer Relations Manager, Inception[...]

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 241,500; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Developer Relations Manager to support AI-native startups within their Inception Program. The role involves guiding startups, integrating NVIDIA technologies, and collaborating with solution architects and engineering teams. Candidates should have a strong foundation in software engineering, 5+ years of experience in AI and technical partnerships, and excellent interpersonal skills. This position offers a competitive salary range and the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall industry experience in software engineering, developer relations, or related roles.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI, Generative AI, or Physical AI.
• Proven experience leading technical partnerships, focusing on AI.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Inception AI-native startups.
• Partner with startups to integrate NVIDIA foundational models and frameworks.
• Map, build, and expand a rich ecosystem of strategic startups.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical partnerships

Interpersonal skills

AI knowledge

Education

BS/MS in AI, Data Science, or a computer science-related field

Job description

We’re looking for a dynamic, mission-driven Developer Relations Manager to support NVIDIA Inception Program AI-native startups. In this role, you’ll work directly with founders and engineering teams to help them design, build, and deploy accelerated AI solutions using NVIDIA platforms and technologies. This position is ideal for someone with a strong technical foundation who enjoys working closely with startups, solving real engineering problems, and helping developers succeed.

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Inception AI-native startups, understanding their critical workloads and guiding technical enablement across the NVIDIA stack.
• Partner with startups to integrate NVIDIA foundational models, SDKs, and frameworks, enabling co-innovation and the development of next-generation AI solutions.
• Map, build, and expand a rich ecosystem of strategic startups to champion NVIDIA technologies, track ecosystem trends, and multiply growth opportunities.
• Collaborate multi-functionally with solution architects, engineering, product management, and marketing to drive startup engagement and optimize partner adoption strategies.
• Work closely with startup engineering teams, technical leaders, and decision-makers to unpack goals, tackle technical challenges, and endorse protocols for successful integrations.
• Advocate for the startup\'s technical needs and funnel feedback to NVIDIA’s internal product and engineering teams, supplying actionable insights from field deployments to influence product roadmaps.

What We Need To See

• BS/MS in AI, Data Science, or a computer science-related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of overall industry experience in software engineering, developer relations, technical partnerships, or related roles, including 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI, Generative AI, or Physical AI.
• Proven experience leading technical partnerships, focusing on AI.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse technical and non-technical audiences, from engineers to executives.
• Proven ability to structure and implement complex technical engagements, negotiate requirements, prioritize issues, and collaborate with internal or external customers (across sales, legal, product, or marketing teams as needed).

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Deep familiarity with NVIDIA’s Generative AI, Agentic AI, and/or Physical AI platforms and products.
• Experience working directly with early-stage or high-growth startups in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• A builder mindset

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 10, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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