Developer Relations Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Build tooling, extensions, and plugins that improve the developer experience on Runpod, and instrument them so the impact is measurable. Success means shipped tools with real adoption that reduce friction and drive downstream product usage.
• Deliver talks at developer and AI developer conferences, and build relationships with organizers and attendees.
• Spend time building as our users build, and surface any pain points and bugs you encounter along the way.
• Design and run programs that scale our core pillars: content, events, and community, so impact compounds over time. Success means repeatable, durable systems rather than one-off efforts.
• Show up consistently where developers are, build genuine relationships, and surface insights to Product and other relevant teams. Success means deep community presence that generates inbound interest and shapes product direction.

Requirements:

• Experience writing code in Python, JavaScript, or Go
• Experience as a software engineer
• Technically credible, able to build and demo real things on the platform and hold a deep technical conversation without a script.
• Experience creating technical content such as demos, docs, tutorials, or sample apps — for a developer audience
• Track record of building integrations or contributing to open-source projects within an ecosystem (ML/AI frameworks, SDKs, tooling)
• Comfortable working with high autonomy, identifying gaps or friction points and shipping fixes without waiting for direction
• Familiarity with GPU compute, ML infrastructure, or AI engineering workflows
• The ability to regularly attend events and conferences in person
• Able to speak publicly on behalf of a developer facing product
• Successful completion of a background check

Preferred:

• A strong written voice, with recaps and posts that make people who weren't in the room feel like they missed something
• The ability to create videos with a high level of technical depth
• Familiarity with AI libraries and frameworks, agent frameworks, or ML infrastructure and GPU workloads

What You’ll Receive:

• The competitive base pay for this position ranges from $125,000 - $180,000. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Runpod and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location
• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company- everyone on the team receives stock options — your impact drives our growth, and you share in the upside.
• Generous medical, dental & vision plans — we cover 100% for all employees and partial for dependents.
• Flexible PTO- take the time you need to recharge
• Most roles are remote work first with an inclusive, collaborative teams utilizing slack as the main form of internal communication
• Join a passionate team on the cutting edge of AI infrastructure — where culture, learning, and ownership are at the heart of how we scale.
• $1,200 Home Office & Equipment Stipend- We set you up for success from day one with gear and support to create your ideal workspace

Runpod is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and upholding the principles of equality and respect for all individuals. We believe that diversity in all its forms enhances our team. As an equal opportunity employer, Runpod is committed to creating an inclusive workforce at every level. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome every qualified candidate eligible to work in the United States; however, we are currently unable to sponsor employment visas