Head of DevRel Recruiting

Cerebras; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems is seeking a Head of Developer Relations in Sunnyvale, CA to shape how developers discover, understand, and build with Cerebras. You’ll define the DevRel vision, set the technical quality bar, and lead a team delivering demos, notebooks, blogs, and workshops.

You will engage with Product, Engineering, New Media, and Communications to translate fast inference into adoption, recruit top technical contributors, and drive developer success across the platform.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of technical demos, applications, tutorials, workshops, or developer programs with clear personal contributions.
• Experience leading a DevRel function or developer program with measurable adoption results.
• Experience managing and developing technical contributors, setting expectations and giving actionable feedback.
• Track record delivering technical launches or developer programs with Product, Engineering, and creative partners.
• Experience turning developer insights into product, documentation, or developer experience improvements.
• Strong hands-on engineering skills: using APIs, building demos, debugging integrations, and explaining decisions.
• Excellent technical writing, teaching, and presentation skills.
• A well-formed point of view on modern DevRel and the AI developer ecosystem.
• Strong cross-functional prioritization and roadmap planning.

Responsibilities

• Define the DevRel vision, roadmap, and quality bar for clear developer audiences and use cases.
• Own demos, sample apps, notebooks, technical blogs, and workshops; build, teach, present, and debug when needed.
• Develop events and programs to help developers try Cerebras and build useful applications.
• Lead and develop DevRel contributors, setting expectations and providing actionable feedback.
• Partner with Product and Engineering on launches and with New Media for compelling storytelling.
• Turn developer feedback into actionable product improvements and documentation.
• Measure activation, ongoing usage, and ecosystem engagement; adjust priorities based on results.

Skills

DevRel leadership

Demos & tutorials

API integrations

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Experimentation & analytics

Hands-on engineering

Public speaking

Mentoring teams

Job description

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation. Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Head of Developer Relations to shape how developers discover, understand, and build with Cerebras. You’ll define the DevRel vision and roadmap, set the technical quality bar, and lead a team that earns developer trust through useful demos, clear teaching, and original ideas.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You should be as comfortable building an application, debugging an API integration, or teaching a workshop as you are coaching a developer advocate or planning the next two quarters. Reporting to the Head of Developer Experience, you’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, New Media, and Communications to demonstrate what fast inference makes possible and turn developer interest into lasting adoption.

What You’ll Own

• DevRel direction: Define the team’s vision, roadmap, and quality bar around clear developer audiences, use cases, and business goals. Make thoughtful choices about where to invest and what to decline.

• Technical building and education: Own demos, sample applications, notebooks, technical blogs, and workshops. Personally build, write, teach, present, and debug when needed, and help the team make complex ideas clear and useful.

• Developer programs and community: Develop events, community initiatives, and repeatable programs that help developers try Cerebras, build useful applications, and continue using the platform.

• Team leadership: Lead and develop DevRel contributors. Set clear expectations, give specific technical and editorial feedback, support growth, and hold the team accountable for quality and delivery.

• Technical launches and storytelling: Partner with Product and Engineering on technical accuracy and developer readiness, and with New Media and Communications on compelling stories and coordinated launches.

• Developer feedback: Turn questions, integration challenges, and community insights into actionable improvements to products, documentation, and the developer experience.

• Performance and experimentation: Measure developer activation, continued usage, and meaningful ecosystem engagement. Test new ideas, learn from results, and adjust priorities as evidence changes.

Skills and Qualifications

• A strong portfolio of technical demos, applications, tutorials, workshops, or developer programs, with clear examples of your personal technical contributions.

• Experience leading a DevRel function or technical developer program with demonstrated results in developer adoption.

• Experience directly managing and developing technical contributors, including setting expectations, giving actionable feedback, and addressing performance gaps.

• A track record of delivering technical launches or developer programs with Product, Engineering, and creative partners.

• Experience turning developer insights into improvements to products, documentation, or the developer experience.

• Strong hands-on engineering skills. You can use APIs, build useful demos, debug integrations, and explain technical decisions and limitations.

• Excellent technical writing, teaching, and presentation skills, with the ability to improve the clarity and accuracy of other people’s work.

• A distinct, informed point of view on modern DevRel and the AI developer ecosystem, including which audiences and use cases deserve attention.

• Strong cross-functional collaboration and prioritization skills. You can build an achievable roadmap, explain tradeoffs, and adapt when constraints change.

Preferred Experience

• Experience building AI applications or developer programs that make the practical value of inference speed clear to developers.

Why Join Cerebras

People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:

1. Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.

2. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.

3. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.

4. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.

5. Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.

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