Developer Relation Lead

Job description

## About the Role We are looking for a high-energy, community-first **Developer Relations Lead** who lives and breathes developer culture. In this role, you won't just be talking about our tech—you will be the bridge building a vibrant, global ecosystem around it. Your primary superpower? **Hackathons and relationships.** You have a proven track record of designing, executing, and scaling high-impact hackathons (both virtual and IRL). More importantly, you possess an extensive, deep-rooted rolodex of software engineers, builders, and technical founders who trust your voice and love to build with you. ## Key Responsibilities - **Own the Hackathon Strategy:** End-to-end strategy, execution, and post-mortems for regional and global hackathons. You will turn raw sign-ups into shipped, high-quality projects. - **Cultivate the Engineer Network:** Leverage and expand your existing vast network of developers, engineers, and technical architects to drive adoption of our platform. - **Champion the Developer Experience (DX):** Act as the internal advocate for external developers. Gather brutal, honest feedback from hackathons and community interactions, and funnel it directly to our Product and Engineering teams. - **Technical Content & Education:** Create highly engaging, frictionless onboarding materials—like quick-start repositories, boilerplate code, and technical tutorials—specifically optimized for fast-paced hackathon environments. - **Represent at Scale:** Speak at major conferences, host workshops, judge hackathons, and maintain a highly visible, authentic presence in technical communities (GitHub, Discord, X/Twitter, Reddit). ## What We Are Looking For - **The Hackathon Veteran:** You have successfully organized or heavily participated in major hackathons (e.g., ETHGlobal, Major League Hacking, corporate mega-hackathons) and know exactly what it takes to keep developers engaged at 3:00 AM. - **The Connected Networker:** You don't need to start building a network from scratch; you already have a massive web of relationships with engineers, open-source contributors, and tech communities. - **Technical Chops:** You can code. While you aren't writing production software all day, you can confidently build sample apps, debug API integrations, and speak peer-to-peer with senior engineers. - **Exceptional Empathy:** You genuinely care about developer success. You are patient, accessible, and obsessed with eliminating friction for builders. - **Event Master:** Strong project management skills. You can coordinate logistics, marketing, tracking metrics, and prizing without breaking a sweat. ## Requirements & Qualifications - **5+ years** of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Evangelism, or Community Engineering. - A strong portfolio of past technical events, hackathons, or community initiatives you personally spearheaded. - Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust) and familiarity with modern API architectures. - Willingness to travel (up to **30-40%**) to attend conferences, hackathons, and community meetups globally. ## Bonus Points If You... - Have a strong personal brand, technical blog, or large following in the developer ecosystem. - Are a former software engineer who realized they love talking to humans just as much as writing code. - Have deep experience in [insert specific niche, e.g., Web3 / AI / Cloud Infrastructure / Open Source]. ## What We Offer - Competitive salary - Top-of-the-line tech setup of your choice. - Flexible PTO and a hybrid working culture.