Open Source Developer Relations Lead

HeroDevs, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HeroDevs, Inc. seeks an experienced Developer Relations professional to bridge open source maintainers and the HeroDevs ecosystem. You will cultivate relationships, turn maintainer stories into content, and become a trusted voice for HeroDevs in the community.

You’ll work closely with product, marketing, and partnerships teams as an individual contributor, traveling to conferences and engaging with developer communities to advance open source sustainability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in developer relations, developer advocacy, or software engineering with a strong community-facing side.
• Deep, genuine connections across the open source community; ability to talk shop with a framework maintainer.

Responsibilities

• Build and own maintainer relationships.
• Nurture strategic relationships over time with product leaders and executives.
• Participate in strategic partner identification and relationship-building strategies.
• Co-create content with maintainers and run joint campaigns that showcase their projects.
• Gather maintainer quotes and materials for GTM motions.
• Partner with Product Marketing to align maintainer content with launches.
• Speak at conferences and meetups; appear on podcasts; represent HeroDevs at events.
• Engage with developer communities and contribute thought leadership on open source sustainability, security, and compliance.
• Share feedback from maintainers with Product to influence roadmaps and messaging.

Skills

Developer relations

Open source storytelling

Relationship building

Technical writing

Conference/public speaking

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Job description

HeroDevs, Inc. seeks an experienced Developer Relations professional to bridge open source maintainers and the HeroDevs ecosystem. You will cultivate relationships, turn maintainer stories into content, and become a trusted voice for HeroDevs in the community.

You’ll work closely with product, marketing, and partnerships teams as an individual contributor, traveling to conferences and engaging with developer communities to advance open source sustainability.