Developer Relations Engineer, Community

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage Render's daily engagement across X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Discord: interact with developers, respond to inquiries, and contribute to meaningful discussions.

• Deliver a consistent stream of short-form technical content: threads, posts, code snippets, demos, and timely insights on industry trends.

• Identify and participate promptly in discussions where Render holds a credible stance.

• Foster relationships with developer creators, community moderators, and early adopters within Render's ecosystem.

• Organize AMAs, livestreams, and community initiatives on Discord and Reddit; assist in hackathons and community events.

• Create longer-form technical content (such as blog posts, videos, sample applications) aimed at enhancing social sharing.

• Occasionally represent Render at conferences, meetups, and podcasts when the audience alignment is appropriate.

• Act as the internal advocate for developers, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Support, and Marketing to highlight community priorities and influence the roadmap.

• Monitor effectiveness through community growth, engagement, sentiment, and subsequent signups; focus on strategies that yield results.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience in developer relations, developer marketing, community management, content creation, or a hands-on engineering role with a strong public engagement aspect.

• An active and established presence on at least one major developer platform (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitch, or similar) with a portfolio of content to showcase.

• Solid technical background: adept with modern infrastructure, web frameworks, and capable of delivering functional code.

• Deep understanding of online developer communities: aware of what resonates on X, Reddit, and Discord, and able to express a strong viewpoint without being condescending.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• Proactive approach to rapid execution and iteration.

• Nice-to-haves:

• Established connections with developer creators and community moderators.

• Proven success in building a developer audience from the ground up.

• Comfortable on camera or microphone.

• Experience in developer cloud, hosting, or infrastructure products.

🏝️ Benefits

• This position also offers equity with early-exercise options and extended exercise windows.

• 4 weeks of paid vacation.

• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will collaborate with you to develop a supportive return plan.

• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans.

• 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs and HSAs are also available.

• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc.

• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy.

• Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders.

• Continuous learning benefits & related support.