Member of DevRel Staff - Developer Advocate

tesslcareers; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

tesslcareers seeks a Developer Advocate to be a visible builder within the US developer ecosystem, especially in the Bay Area. You will ship hands-on artefacts, speak at events, and produce tutorials, while collaborating with a London-based team.

The role emphasizes self-direction, community engagement, and regular travel across the US for conferences and customer sessions.

Qualifications

• Established presence in the Bay Area AI developer scene and active online voice.
• Deep engagement with agentic development tools and emerging approaches.
• Builder mindset and track record shipping artefacts over high-level ideas.
• Self-directed and capable of working with limited day-to-day direction.
• Experience presenting at customer sessions and conferences.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical AI topics.

Responsibilities

• Build apps, integrations and projects using the platform to show AI-native patterns.
• Maintain a Bay Area presence at meetups and hackathons, demoing projects.
• Create written and video content—articles and tutorials—to teach AI-native development.
• Travel to deliver customer presentations and conference talks across the US.
• Survey AI tooling landscape for integrations and ecosystem connections.
• Engage communities through webinars, podcasts, Discord, Slack, Reddit and newsletters.

Skills

Public speaking

Technical writing

Developer advocacy

Autonomy

Community engagement

Job description

Role overview

A fast-growing Series A AI startup is hiring a Developer Advocate to serve as the company's visible presence within the Bay Area developer ecosystem. This is a builder-first role centred on hands-on creation, community engagement, and conference speaking across the United States. The position suits a self-directed individual who thrives with minimal oversight, as the broader team operates out of London.

Responsibilities

• Build applications, integrations, and creative projects using the platform that demonstrate AI-native development patterns and inspire community adoption
• Maintain an active presence at Bay Area meetups and hackathons, demoing projects and presenting possibilities in agentic coding
• Produce written and video content—articles, tutorials, guides—delivering practical insight into AI-native software development
• Travel to deliver customer presentations and conference talks throughout the US
• Continuously survey the AI developer tooling landscape for integration opportunities and ecosystem connections
• Engage developer communities through webinars, podcasts, Discord servers, Slack groups, subreddits, and newsletters

Requirements

• Established presence in the Bay Area AI developer scene, recognised at local meetups and hackathons with an active online voice
• Deep engagement with cutting-edge agentic development tools and a clear point of view on emerging approaches
• Builder's mindset with a preference for shipping working artefacts over describing ideas
• Self-directed and comfortable operating autonomously with limited day-to-day direction
• Experience travelling and presenting at customer sessions and conferences
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical AI topics
• Sufficient development ability to build, hack, and ship code independently

Nice to have

• Experience with open-source communities and contributor ecosystems
• An existing network within the Bay Area AI developer tooling space
• Comfort thriving in a fast-moving, early-stage startup environment