The RoleWe're hiring a
Founding Developer Relations to build Ampersand's presence in the developer community - through content, education, and genuine engagement with the people building on the platform.
This is a technical role as much as it is a community role. You'll create tutorials, speak at events, engage in the communities where developers are already talking, and serve as a direct feedback loop between the developer ecosystem and the product team. Ampersand already has strong signals in the developer community - your job is to build on them intentionally.
What You'll Own- Developer Documentation - Own the quality of Ampersand's developer docs. You're the editor in chief, even though all engineers contribute.
- Technical Content - Create guides, tutorials, API references, sample apps, and troubleshooting content that developers actually use - not marketing dressed up as education.
- Deep-Dive Content - Write technical blog posts that explain the Ampersand product, how we built certain features, and what engineers building integrations need to know.
- Conference & Events - Source conferences for yourself and the CTO to speak at, apply to RFPs, and prepare decks and demos for accepted talks.
- Developer Meetups - Work with the Founding Marketer to host regular developer community events.
- Developer Advocacy - Dive into code to improve the onboarding experience end-to-end - whether that means updating a sign-up flow or fixing an API status code.
What You'll Bring- 3+ years in Developer Relations, developer advocacy, solutions engineering, or software engineering
- Technical credibility - you can read and write code, and developer audiences will know it
- Strong written and verbal communication; your content earns attention because it's genuinely useful
- Experience creating technical content that developers actually use - not marketing dressed up as education
- Comfortable presenting at conferences, webinars, or technical community events
- A real interest in improving developer experience end-to-end, including the unglamorous parts
- Experience with APIs, integrations, infrastructure products, or developer tooling is a strong plus
The Perks- Competitive salary and equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Free lunch on in-office days (Mon/Tue/Thu)
- 401(k) with company match, commuter benefits, HSA
- Up to 4 weeks PTO
- Team socials and retreats
