Developer Relations Lead
Job description
About the role
This role expands Factory influence among open-source communities and external partners. It aligns community input with product direction through event-driven outreach. The position serves as the primary bridge between the open-source ecosystem and Factory product strategy, ensuring that developer needs are reflected in upcoming initiatives. You will translate complex technical workflows into compelling narratives that highlight the transformative potential of Factory solutions. A significant portion of the role focuses on building trust and maintaining long-term relationships with key stakeholders. The position requires creative and strategic thinking to make technical discussions accessible to diverse audiences. Success in this role is measured by the ability to foster sustainable partnerships and drive meaningful engagement.
Key facts
What you'll do
Establish and maintain relationships with open-source maintainers, AI companies, and technology partners to support Factory mission and visibility.
Translate complex workflows into accessible narratives that explain the Factory value proposition to developer audiences.
Design and execute events that convert insights into concrete use cases for target developer audiences.
Leverage blog posts, tutorials, and case studies to explain the role of modern development and highlight transformative potential.
Coordinate timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables across internal teams and external partners to ensure successful project execution.
Channel feedback from the developer community and partner organizations to product teams, guiding roadmap decisions.
Ensure that offerings meet market expectations by maintaining a continuous dialogue with the developer ecosystem.
Build trust with developers, partners, and internal teams through clear, consistent, and strategic communication.
Develop creative narratives that turn intricate technical discussions into engaging content for diverse audiences.
Monitor the health of key partnerships and identify opportunities for growth within the developer community.
Organize and lead developer-centric initiatives that demonstrate strong event management and execution capability.
Act as a liaison between the Factory product team and the external community to align on shared objectives.
Promote the Factory value proposition through practical, scenario-based explanations of technology and workflow integration.
Support the creation of technical narratives that demystify complex processes for broader developer consumption.
Requirements
Background in software development or developer relations typically includes 3+ years engaging with open-source communities and tech ecosystems.
Sustained impact within developer ecosystems is demonstrated through experience working across repositories, discussions, and collaborative projects.
Organizing developer centric initiatives is proven, demonstrating event management and execution capability.
Coordination of timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables across teams and partners reflects strong project management skills.
Trust with developers, partners, and internal teams is built through clear and consistent communication.
Creative and strategic thinking converts technical discussions into accessible, engaging narratives for diverse audiences.
A minimum of three years of experience is required to ensure familiarity with the complexities of developer ecosystems.
The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced, mission-driven environment is essential.
Practical notes
This role operates within the San Francisco based developer ecosystem and aligns with Factory product engagement goals.
Typical interview steps
Data interviews commonly include a SQL or coding exercise, a statistics question, and a case study. Candidates may be asked to design a metric, interpret an experiment, or build a small model. Some companies give a take-home analysis. Expect questions about past projects and the business impact of your work. Interviewers often evaluate how you communicate uncertainty and business impact, not only the math. Bringing a clean write-up of a past analysis to the interview is well received.
About the company
Our mission is to bring autonomy to software engineering. We build software development agents that accelerate the world's largest enterprise engineering teams.
Career growth
Data careers grow toward senior analyst, staff data scientist, or data engineering lead. Many professionals specialize in machine learning, analytics, or infrastructure. Cross-functional work with product and engineering teams becomes more important at senior levels. The field changes quickly, so continuous learning is part of the job. Professionals who can translate numbers into decisions tend to advance fastest.
Questions to ask
Useful questions for the interview: what a typical week looks like, how work is assigned, what tools the team uses, and how feedback works. Asking how the role has changed recently and what the team wishes it had known when joining is also reasonable. Questions about the manager's priorities are especially valued.