Developer Experience Lead

Runlayer

$120K — $160K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in developer relations, technical community, or technical events in B2B SaaS, infra, or AI companies
  • Technical background to engage and communicate with senior engineers
  • Experience managing major conference sponsorships and booth operations end-to-end
  • A keen sense for making events memorable, citing benchmarks like Vercel and Stripe
  • Comfortable presenting on stage to technical audiences
  • Established network within developer, AI, or infrastructure communities

Responsibilities

  • Own Runlayer's presence at major conferences like AWS re:Invent and AI Engineer World's Fair
  • Organize DevRel events including meetups, hackathons, and technical workshops
  • Manage booth strategy and logistics for conferences
  • Cultivate and grow the technical community around Runlayer
  • Create compelling technical content and demos for events
  • Collaborate with engineering and product to enhance technical credibility at events
  • Drive partner co-marketing activities at conferences

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity reflecting expertise and customer interactions
  • 4 weeks paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave
  • Budget for professional development including conferences and training
  • Choice of top-tier equipment for a personalized work environment
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Direct interaction with innovative companies to see the impact of your work
Full Job Description
As our Developer Experience Lead, you'll own Runlayer's physical presence in the developer and enterprise AI communities. You'll manage our sponsorships and booth presence at major conferences while building a community that our customers want to be part of. Why You'll Thrive Here • Impact: Own how Runlayer shows up at every conference that matters in the AI and enterprise infrastructure space • Excellence: Work with a team that treats end user love & events as a core GTM motion • Ownership: Own conference strategy, DevRel programming, and community presence end-to-end What You'll Do • Own major conference presence: AWS re:Invent, AI Engineer World's Fair, MCP Dev Summit, RSA, and others • Run DevRel events: meetups, hackathons, dinners, and technical workshops for MCP developers and platform engineers • Manage booth strategy, speaking slots, side events, and customer dinners at conferences • Build and nurture the technical community around Runlayer and the MCP ecosystem • Create technical content and demos that can travel to events • Partner with engineering and product to bring technical credibility to every event • Drive partner co-marketing activations at events (Cursor, 1Password, Anthropic, etc.) What We're Looking For • 5+ years in developer relations, technical community, or technical events at B2B SaaS, infra, or AI companies • Technical background. You can hold your own in a room with senior engineers and have written code at some point in your career. • Proven experience running major conference sponsorships and booth operations end-to-end • Strong taste for what makes events memorable vs forgettable (Vercel, Stripe, Linear as reference points) • Comfortable on stage and in front of technical audiences; able to deliver demos and talks when needed • Network in the developer, AI, or infrastructure communities Bonus Qualifications • Direct experience with MCP, AI agents, or LLM tooling • Background as an engineer before moving into DevRel • Track record of building technical communities from scratch • Experience running hackathons or technical workshops What We Offer We provide a competitive package designed to attract and retain top talent who can work effectively with enterprise customers. • Competitive salary and equity - compensation that reflects your expertise and customer-facing responsibilities. • Paid time off - 4 weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and paid parental leave. • Professional development - budget for conferences, courses, and certifications in AI, enterprise software, and customer success. • Top-tier equipment - your choice of laptop and accessories to create your ideal work environment. • Health benefits - comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage. • Customer interaction opportunities - work directly with innovative companies and see the immediate impact of your work. Not quite the right fit? Reach out to with details about your experience and interests.

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