Technical Content Engineer

usekernel; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-competitive salary and equity

Premium medical + dental coverage

Unlimited PTO

Relocation assistance

Daily lunches on us

Job summary

Kernel is seeking a Technical Content Engineer in San Francisco to ship code and craft developer content. You will build demos, SDK samples, and tutorials, then transform them into blogs, videos, and docs to grow our developer community.

You'll own content end-to-end—from concept through production— and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Marketing on roadmaps. A hands-on coder and strong writer with AI tooling experience will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Builder who ships code and content, then teaches others
• Hands-on experience with AI agents, LLM apps, or agentic tooling
• Strong writing skills and ability to translate complex tech to developers
• Comfortable with writing, video, code, and live presentations
• Curiosity about browser infrastructure and Kernel’s space

Responsibilities

• Build sample apps, demos, and agents and turn them into tutorials, videos, and blog posts
• Own content end-to-end: concept, code, docs, and video
• Script, record, and edit polished video walkthroughs and demo reels
• Engage with the developer community on GitHub, Slack, Discord, and X
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Marketing on the content roadmap and calendar

Skills

AI agents

Technical writing

Video production

Developer community

Hands-on coding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

GitHub

Slack/Discord/X

Video editing software

Job description

About Kernel

Kernel provides crazy fast, open source infrastructure for AI agents to use the internet. Our API allows developers to instantly spin up secure browsers and automate anything on the web. We handle all the hard problems of running browser-based agents in production: agents x user credentials, autoscaling, bot detection, and human-in-the-loop workflows.

We're used by teams at Cash App, Vercel, Framer, Rye, and over 5,000 developers for tasks like QA automation, RPA, virtual assistants, and CUA RL environments. We've raised $22M from Accel, YCombinator, Vercel, Paul Graham, Solomon Hykes (Docker), David Cramer (Sentry), Charlie Marsh (Astral), and more.

About the role

As a Technical Content Engineer at Kernel, you're a builder first: someone who ships code, then writes, records, or talks about what you built. You're fast, hands-on, plugged into what's new in the agentic stack, and comfortable using AI tools to move quickly without it showing in the final product.

You'll build real things with Kernel (agents, demos, SDKs, sample apps), then turn that work into blog posts, videos, and tutorials that show developers how to do the same. You'll be the public face of Kernel's developer experience, growing our community of builders shipping browser-based AI agents, and feeding what you learn back into product, engineering, and marketing.

What you'll do

• Build sample apps, demos, and agents on Kernel, then turn them into tutorials, videos, and blog posts that drive developer signups

• Own content end-to-end: concept, code, docs, and video

• Script, record, and edit polished video walkthroughs and demo reels

• Engage with the developer community on GitHub, Slack, Discord, and X, answering questions and amplifying what people build

• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Marketing on the content roadmap and calendar: pick themes, set the quality bar, and keep a steady stream of new material around launches

What we're looking for

• You're a builder first who's excited to ship something and then talk about it

• Hands-on experience building with AI agents, LLM apps, or other agentic tooling

• Strong writing skills: you know what good developer content looks like, and you can use AI tools to help produce it

• Comfortable across formats: writing, video, code, and the occasional live presentation

• Curiosity about the agentic web and Kernel's space: browser infrastructure, agents, autonomous workflows

Nice to have

• You've been a software engineer or hobbyist developer

• Experience with MCP servers, browser automation, or other agent infrastructure

• A following or track record in a developer community: blog, YouTube, X, or open source

What you can expect as a Kernel

• Industry-competitive salary and equity

• Premium medical + dental coverage + dependent coverage

• Small, high-trust team of senior + staff engineers

• Default async with minimal bureaucracy

• Daily lunches on us

• Unlimited PTO

• 401k + company match

• Relocation assistance

Hiring process

1. 30-minute intro call with one of Kernel's co-founders

2. 45-minute technical/portfolio interview (virtual) — bring examples of things you've built and content you've made

3. Half-day on-site (virtual or in-person), working with the team on a real content challenge

4. Offer!