Developer Relations (DevRel) – Community-Focused Role

About the role

We are looking for a hands‑on Developer Relations professional to represent Aikido Security in the San Francisco developer ecosystem. You will engage directly with developers at meetups, hackathons, and conferences, building genuine relationships and shaping how the community experiences our developer‑first security products.

Key responsibilities

• Be highly visible in the SF developer community (meetups, hackathons, demo days, conferences, informal events)
• Build and maintain relationships with developers, founders, platform engineers, DevOps engineers, and security‑focused builders
• Represent Aikido at developer meetups, conferences, and community events
• Help organize and host Aikido meetups, happy hours, workshops, and developer events
• Actively engage with the developer community online (X, Slack, Discord, forums)
• Collaborate with marketing and product teams to support launches, amplify events, and turn community insights into better messaging

Required profile

• Experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, community leadership, or developer marketing
• Background with developer tools, DevOps platforms, or security products is a strong plus
• Active participation in the developer ecosystem, regularly attending meetups and events
• Existing developer network or recognizable presence within parts of the community
• Comfortable talking with developers and engineers; technical curiosity is valued over deep expertise
• Social, approachable, enjoys meeting people, proactive and self‑directed
• Based in San Francisco and willing to work in‑person

Required skills