Developer Experience Lead

Runlayer

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About The Position

AI is transforming how every company operates, but most enterprises are stuck. They want to move fast with AI agents, tools, and workflows, but they can't do it safely. Runlayer is fixing that by building a platform for MCPs, Skills, and Agents with purpose-built security, fine-grained governance, and complete observability. The company has raised $11M from Khosla Ventures and Felicis, and serves customers like Gusto, Instacart, and Opendoor. Runlayer is a team of 25, mostly engineers, shipping fast. As the Developer Experience Lead, you will own Runlayer's physical presence in the developer and enterprise AI communities, managing sponsorships and booth presence at major conferences, and building a community that customers want to be part of.

Requirements

• 5+ years in developer relations, technical community, or technical events at B2B SaaS, infra, or AI companies
• Technical background. You can hold your own in a room with senior engineers and have written code at some point in your career.
• Proven experience running major conference sponsorships and booth operations end-to-end
• Strong taste for what makes events memorable vs forgettable (Vercel, Stripe, Linear as reference points)
• Comfortable on stage and in front of technical audiences; able to deliver demos and talks when needed
• Network in the developer, AI, or infrastructure communities

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience with MCP, AI agents, or LLM tooling
• Background as an engineer before moving into DevRel
• Track record of building technical communities from scratch
• Experience running hackathons or technical workshops

Responsibilities

• Own major conference presence: AWS re:Invent, AI Engineer World's Fair, MCP Dev Summit, RSA, and others
• Run DevRel events: meetups, hackathons, dinners, and technical workshops for MCP developers and platform engineers
• Manage booth strategy, speaking slots, side events, and customer dinners at conferences
• Build and nurture the technical community around Runlayer and the MCP ecosystem
• Create technical content and demos that can travel to events
• Partner with engineering and product to bring technical credibility to every event
• Drive partner co-marketing activations at events (Cursor, 1Password, Anthropic, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity — compensation that reflects your expertise and customer-facing responsibilities.
• Paid time off — 4 weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and paid parental leave.
• Professional development — budget for conferences, courses, and certifications in AI, enterprise software, and customer success.
• Top-tier equipment — your choice of laptop and accessories to create your ideal work environment.
• Health benefits — comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Customer interaction opportunities — work directly with innovative companies and see the immediate impact of your work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed