DevRel Lead: Build Dev-First Security Tools & Community

Aikido Security BV; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Flexible hours

In-person SF role

Job summary

Aikido Security BV in San Francisco is seeking a hands-on Developer Relations (DevRel) professional who will engage with developers at meetups, hackathons, and industry events to build genuine relationships and shape how the community talks about Aikido.

This role emphasizes developer-first security, active participation in the ecosystem, and collaboration with marketing and product to support launches and amplify events. In-person presence in SF is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy (DevRel), community leadership, or developer marketing.
• Active in the developer ecosystem with regular meetups, events, or community gatherings.
• Existing developer network or recognizable presence in parts of the community.
• Comfortable talking with developers; proactive, autonomous, and social.

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

Skills

DevRel experience

Community leadership

Developer marketing

Job description

Aikido Security BV in San Francisco is seeking a hands-on Developer Relations (DevRel) professional who will engage with developers at meetups, hackathons, and industry events to build genuine relationships and shape how the community talks about Aikido.

This role emphasizes developer-first security, active participation in the ecosystem, and collaboration with marketing and product to support launches and amplify events. In-person presence in SF is expected.