Developer Relations Marketing (Contractor)

Donuts Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 127,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Identity Digital Innovation Labs seeks a Developer Relations Marketing contractor to build and engage the DNSid developer ecosystem. You will craft technical content, run programs, and help translate early partnerships into a thriving community.

Reporting to the General Manager with a close partnership to the Commercial Lead, you will drive onboarding, tutorials, webinars and events, while coordinating with cloud providers and identity platforms to accelerate adoption.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in Developer Relations or related fields.
• Experience building developer ecosystems for cloud/identity/APIs/AI.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to travel for events.
• Experience promoting tutorials, docs, webinars and demos.

Responsibilities

• Develop the developer marketing strategy for DNSid.
• Partner with Engineering to improve documentation and onboarding.
• Promote SDKs, APIs and technical resources.
• Build developer engagement across GitHub and open-source communities.
• Develop integration tutorials, webinars and hands-on learning.
• Support hackathons, workshops and technical events.
• Manage developer newsletters and technical communications.
• Coordinate joint marketing with hyperscalers and partners.
• Gather feedback and share insights with Product and Engineering.
• Define a feedback loop driving platform improvements.

Skills

Developer Relations

Technical Marketing

Developer Marketing

Community Building

Open Source

AI/ML Focus

Content Creation

Public Speaking

Job description

Developer Relations Marketing (Contractor)

Identity Digital Innovation Labs (IDIL) is building DNSid — the foundational identity layer for the agentic internet. As AI agents become autonomous participants across enterprises, clouds and the public internet, DNSid gives every agent a persistent identity that can be verified wherever the agent operates.

We're looking for a technical marketer who can build and engage the developer ecosystem around AI Agent Identity. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, marketing and community, creating the content, programs and experiences that make DNSid easy to discover, understand and integrate. You'll help transform early design partnerships into a thriving developer community.

This role reports to the General Manager with a close partnership with the Commercial Lead of Identity Digital Innovation Labs.

Scope of Services

• Develop the developer marketing strategy for DNSid
• Partner with Engineering to improve documentation and onboarding
• Promote SDKs, APIs and technical resources

Community & Ecosystem

• Build developer engagement across GitHub, open-source communities and technical forums
• Develop integration tutorials, webinars and hands-on learning experiences
• Support hackathons, workshops and technical events
• Manage developer newsletters and technical communications

Partner Programs

• Coordinate joint developer marketing initiatives with hyperscalers, registrars and ecosystem partners
• Support technical conference presentations and demos

Feedback & Advocacy

• Gather developer feedback and share insights with Product and Engineering
• Identify friction points within the developer journey
• Help create advocates who champion DNSid across the broader AI ecosystem

First 12 Months: What Success Looks Like

• Built the foundational developer engagement strategy for DNSid, including technical content, community programs and developer communications
• Established a repeatable developer onboarding experience through documentation, tutorials, webinars, GitHub resources and technical enablement assets
• Successfully launched developer engagement initiatives with strategic ecosystem partners, including cloud providers, registrars and identity platforms
• Built an engaged developer community that generates measurable participation, technical feedback and advocacy for DNSid
• Established a structured feedback loop between developers, Product and Engineering that directly influences platform improvements
• Increased developer awareness and adoption through high-quality technical content, conference participation and community engagement

Who You Are / What You Bring

• 5–8 years of experience working in Developer Relations, Developer Marketing, Technical Marketing or Developer Advocacy
• Experience supporting developer ecosystems for cloud, infrastructure, identity, cybersecurity, APIs, AI or developer platforms
• Strong understanding of developer journeys, technical adoption and community building
• Experience promoting, measuring and engaging with technical content including tutorials, documentation, webinars, demos and GitHub resources
• Comfortable partnering with Engineering to translate technical capabilities into engaging developer experiences
• Experience supporting technical conferences, workshops, hackathons or community events.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly
• Passion for open-source communities, developer engagement and ecosystem growth
• AI-native operator who leverages AI to accelerate technical content creation, developer engagement and community management
• Curious, collaborative and comfortable operating in an early-stage, highly cross-functional environment
• Ability to travel as needed for developer conferences, workshops and partner events

Compliance & Authorization

• Legal: The Contractor must be legally authorized to work in the US and have all permits, licenses, and authorizations necessary to function as a contractor
• Ethics: Services must be performed in alignment with all applicable anti-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, as well as Identity Digital’s Equal Opportunity and non-discrimination policies and training

Location:

• Remote within the US (preference for the following states: AZ, CA, CO, DE, MD, MA, MO, NJ, NV, NY, NC, OR, OK, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, and WA)

Compensation:

• $127,000 - $206,000 full-time employee (FTE) salary range, Independent contractor compensation will be paid at a rate based on the agreed-upon engagement

A few things to know about us

Identity Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities, and termination.