About the Role As our Developer Relations 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.
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 OfferWe 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 - 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.
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