Staff AI Engineer, Developer Relations

Youcom; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 290,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO with U.S. holidays

Competitive health insurance plan covering 100% policyholder

12 weeks of paid parental leave

401k program with 3% match

$500 work-from-home stipend

$600 technology stipend

$1,200 Health & Wellness Allowance

Job summary

Youcom is seeking a Staff AI Engineer for Developer Relations to enhance community engagement and content creation. In this role, you will amplify Youcom's presence by producing impactful code and building developer relationships.

Ideal candidates will have a strong online presence, experience in developer outreach, and a passion for AI technologies. The position offers competitive salary ranging from $290,000 to $350,000 alongside flexible work perks and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven track record on engaging with the developer community.
• Passion for shaping developer adoption and engagement.
• Data-driven approach to content strategy and distribution.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality code, content, use cases, and documentation.
• Increase audience awareness by contributing to popular repos.
• Host & participate in livestreams and conferences.

Skills

Strong presence on GitHub, YouTube, LinkedIn, X

Experience speaking at conferences or leading workshops

Hands on developer experience

Experience growing newsletters or communities

Job description

About Us

At You.com, we are building the AI Search Infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. Our goal is to create the trusted knowledge layer that agents, applications, and enterprises rely on to retrieve real-time, accurate, and citation-backed information.

Our platform combines proprietary vertical indexes with LLM-optimized retrieval systems to power AI agents, applications, and enterprise workflows. We are solving hard problems across search, large language models, and large-scale infrastructure to make AI systems more reliable, transparent, and useful.

Our team includes engineers, researchers, product builders, and operators who care about solving meaningful problems and delivering real-world impact. Whether you are improving core infrastructure, shaping product experiences, or helping bring new AI capabilities to market, your work will help define how modern AI finds and uses knowledge.

About the Role

As Staff AI Engineer, Developer Relations, you’ll be the face of You.com to our developer community, and own developer audience growth, social influence, and technical content. Your goal will be to amplify You.com’s presence in the AI community by creating high-impact code, content, and forging relationships with the developer community.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality code, content, use cases, and documentation on You.com portfolio of search apis, and emerging AI trends and broadcast it to community via social
• Increase audience awareness of You.com by contributing to popular repos and evangelising You.com to influential developers / frameworks
• Host & participate in livestreams, workshops, conferences, and AMAs
• Actively follow and participate in the conversation on emerging AI topics on social and drive visibility to You.com by engaging with developer community
• Build demo repos and example workflows to inspire the developer community
• Collaborate with other creators to expand reach and engagement

Qualifications

• Strong presence on GitHub, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, or other platforms
• Proven track record on engaging with developer community
• Experience speaking at conferences or leading workshops
• Passion for shaping developer adoption and engagement
• Hands on developer experience
• Experience growing newsletters, social channels, or communities
• Data-driven approach to content strategy and distribution
• 50K+ followers across developer or AI-focused platforms is a plus
• Experience running influencer programs or creator partnerships is a plus

Salary Band

$290,000 – $350,000 USD

Company Perks:

• Hubs in San Francisco and New York City offering regular in-person gatherings and co-working sessions
• Flexible PTO with U.S. holidays observed and a week shutdown in December to rest and recharge
• A competitive health insurance plan covers 100% of the policyholder and 75% for dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the US
• 401k program, 3% match – vested immediately
• $500 work-from-home stipend to be used up to a year of your start date
• $600 technology stipend to support a portion of our hybrid/remote team's cell phone and internet expenses
• $1,200 per year Health & Wellness Allowance to support your personal goals
• The chance to collaborate with a team at the forefront of AI research

*Certain perks and benefits are limited to full-time employees only.

You.com participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. (English/Spanish: E-Verify Participation / Right to Work)

We are also an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace. Please let us know if you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process.

Beware of recruiting scams: You.com will only contact you through official @You.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.