Developer Relations Lead

The role

You will own the developer community for Zyphra's open-source models and AI agent. You will build and scale the presence on GitHub, Discord, X, and at industry events.

What you will do

• Own the development, expansion, and moderation of the developer community across Discord, GitHub, and Hugging Face
• Grow the developer brand across X, LinkedIn, and other technical channels
• Represent Zyphra at AI conferences, developer summits, open-source events, academic forums, and community meetups
• Drive GitHub adoption metrics including stars, forks, issues, pull requests, and active contributor velocity
• Act as the primary feedback channel between the developer community and research and product teams
• Build and execute a community growth strategy including launch moments, contributor programs, and ambassador networks
• Drive API consumption and model usage
• Create and curate technical content such as integration guides, benchmark comparisons, and deployment walkthroughs
• Partner with the GTM team on model launch strategy and open-source announcements

Required qualifications

• Built with open-source AI models
• Understand how developers evaluate and integrate foundation models
• 3–6 years of experience in developer relations, developer advocacy, open-source community management, or a closely related technical role at an AI, ML, or developer tools company
• Demonstrated track record of building or meaningfully growing a technical developer community
• Comfort and credibility on stage speaking at developer conferences, hosting workshops, or leading technical demos
• Strong technical foundation in AI and machine learning including model architecture, inference, fine-tuning, and deployment
• Natural communicator who can explain highly technical concepts clearly
• Self-directed and energized by building from scratch
• Deep familiarity with the open-source AI ecosystem

Nice to have

• Prior experience working at or closely with an open-source AI lab, model provider, or developer tools company
• Existing presence or credibility in the AI developer community
• Experience running contributor programs, ambassador programs, or structured community initiatives
• Familiarity with community health metrics
• Understanding of how developers evaluate and adopt open-source AI models
• Experience collaborating with research teams to translate model releases and papers into community moments
• Breadth across modalities, familiarity with language, audio, vision, and/or BCI AI systems
• Comfort using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.)

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA plans
• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) plan
• Relocation and immigration support on a case-by-case basis
• In-office snacks and meals provided
• Unlimited PTO
• Company holidays

About the company

Zyphra is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, California.