Head of Developer Relations

Factory
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for a technically proficient, community-focused leader who can shape strategy and create content.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in developer education and community building who can also represent the company externally
    — “Become a visible external voice for Factory through LinkedIn, X, conferences, podcasts, livestreams, and developer communities.”
  • Individuals with deep technical credibility and the ability to explain modern software development workflows
    — “Deep technical credibility and the ability to build, demo, and explain modern software development workflows.”
  • Candidates who thrive in fast-moving environments and can build a function with limited structure
    — “High agency and the ability to build a function in a fast-moving environment with limited structure.”

Things to consider

  • The position requires a strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling narratives
    — “The ability to translate complex technical capabilities into clear, compelling narratives.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building and scaling developer communities in your resume and interviews
    — “Experience building and scaling developer communities, programs, or ecosystems.”
  • Showcase your ability to create technical resources like tutorials and documentation that developers use and share
    — “Build practical technical resources, including tutorials, demos, sample applications, reference implementations, documentation, and case studies.”
  • Emphasize your track record in producing content that is trusted and shared by developers
    — “A respected presence in the developer community and a track record of producing content developers trust and share.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, and Marketing teams
    — “This role sits at the intersection of Engineering, Product, Marketing, and the developer community.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to advocate for developer-first decisions and influence product strategy
    — “Advocate internally for developer-first decisions across the product, documentation, onboarding, and developer experience.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • Defining and leading developer relations strategy
  • Building practical technical resources
  • Establishing a strong feedback loop between developers and product teams
  • Producing measurable growth in awareness, engagement, adoption, and retention
Typical background
Significant experience in developer relations, developer education, product management, software engineering, or technical leadership

Skills & requirements

Required

Developer RelationsTechnical Content CreationCommunity BuildingProduct FeedbackDeveloper AdoptionAi-powered Software DevelopmentDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceEmerging Engineering PracticesCommunication

Preferred

Ai-assisted DevelopmentCoding AgentsMetrics-driven Approach

Stack & domain

AIDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceEmerging Engineering PracticesCommunicationPublic SpeakingLeadershipDeveloper RelationsAi-powered Software Development

About the role

Original posting from Factory via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Factory is looking for a deeply technical, high-agency Head of Developer Relations to define how developers discover, understand, and build with Factory.

Will continue building Factory’s trusted voice in AI-powered software development. You will own the end-to-end developer relationship, from technical education and engage with community programs to product feedback and developer adoption.

This role sits at the intersection of Engineering, Product, Marketing, and the developer community. The right person can move fluidly between writing code, setting strategy, creating exceptional content, and representing Factory onstage and online (ex: conference talks, developer events, presentation, etc.)

WHAT YOU WILL DO AND ACHIEVE

  • Define and lead Factory’s developer relations strategy across technical content, community, events, partnerships, and social channels.
  • Become a visible external voice for Factory through LinkedIn, X, conferences, podcasts, livestreams, and developer communities.
  • Build practical technical resources, including tutorials, demos, sample applications, reference implementations, documentation, and case studies.
  • Show developers how Droids improve real software development workflows and reduce the time required to experience Factory’s value.
  • Build an active, self-sustaining community of developers who learn from one another, share their work, and advocate for Factory.
  • Develop relationships with influential developers, open-source maintainers, AI companies, research groups, and technology partners.
  • Design and execute workshops, meetups, hackathons, launch programs, and conference activations.
  • Establish a strong feedback loop between developers and Factory’s Product and Engineering teams.
  • Monitor shifts in AI, developer tools, and software engineering, then use those insights to keep Factory relevant and differentiated.
  • Advocate internally for developer-first decisions across the product, documentation, onboarding, and developer experience.
  • Define and report on measures of success, including developer adoption, engagement, content performance, community health, and product feedback.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Significant experience in developer relations, developer education, product management, software engineering, or technical leadership.
  • Deep technical credibility and the ability to build, demo, and explain modern software development workflows.
  • A respected presence in the developer community and a track record of producing content developers trust and share.
  • Experience building and scaling developer communities, programs, or ecosystems.
  • Strong familiarity with AI-assisted development, coding agents, developer tools, open source, and emerging engineering practices.
  • The ability to translate complex technical capabilities into clear, compelling narratives.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, on-camera, and public-speaking skills.
  • Strong product instincts and experience working closely with Engineering and Product teams.
  • A metrics-driven approach to developer adoption and community investment.
  • High agency and the ability to build a function in a fast-moving environment with limited structure.
  • A genuine passion for developer education and helping technical users succeed.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

  • Developers recognize Factory as a leading voice in AI-powered software development.
  • Factory consistently publishes technical education that developers use, trust, and share.
  • Developers can quickly understand Factory’s value and apply Droids to meaningful engineering work.
  • Factory develops an active community of users, contributors, and advocates.
  • Community insights directly improve Factory’s product and developer experience.
  • Developer relations produces measurable growth in awareness, engagement, adoption, and retention.

This role is remote.

Source: Factory careers (Ashby)

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