Founding DevRel Lead — AI Ecosystem & Community

Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global)

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

19 hours ago
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Job summary

Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global) is seeking a Founding Developer Relations Lead in San Francisco. You will establish and lead the DevRel function, translating technical capabilities into developer stories and driving community adoption with a balance of technical credibility and strategic leadership.

You will own the DevRel strategy, build apps on our AI tools, create tutorials and content, and represent the company at events across major tech hubs, traveling as needed.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in developer relations, software engineering, or sales engineering.
  • Hands-on AI building with agents/apps and public demos.
  • Public track record of technical content with links to share.
  • Live technical presentations to developer audiences.
  • Understanding how developers evaluate, adopt, and champion products.
  • Well-reasoned views on deploying AI responsibly.
  • Location: able to work on-site in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

  • Own the DevRel strategy, initiatives, campaigns, and messaging.
  • Build apps and integrations on the company’s AI search and share them with developers on X, Discord, GitHub, and beyond.
  • Create high-quality content, from thought leadership to hands-on tutorials and examples.
  • Represent the company at developer events, hackathons, and conferences, with travel to SF, NYC, and Las Vegas.
  • Shape the product, documentation, and storytelling through direct developer feedback.
  • Partner with tech influencers and thought leaders to amplify the company’s story.

Skills

DevRel
AI building
Public content
Live demos
Developer instincts
AI POV
On-site SF

Tools

LangChain
Cursor
v0
Baseten

Job description

Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global) is seeking a Founding Developer Relations Lead in San Francisco. You will establish and lead the DevRel function, translating technical capabilities into developer stories and driving community adoption with a balance of technical credibility and strategic leadership.

You will own the DevRel strategy, build apps on our AI tools, create tutorials and content, and represent the company at events across major tech hubs, traveling as needed.

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