Developer Relations Lead

Niobium

13d

About The Position

Niobium Microsystems is seeking its first Developer Relations hire to own the Developer Relations function. The role focuses on helping developers succeed with the Fog and growing its community over time, including people working in Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) today and engineers who may build with it as the tooling and performance improve. The position calls for strong programming skills, developer-facing experience, technical communication, and the ability to work independently in an evolving environment. The preferred location is Portland, Oregon, but Niobium will consider candidates elsewhere.

Requirements

Strong programming proficiency in C++ or Python, including the ability to develop, test, and maintain technical examples and applications.
Previous experience in a developer-facing capacity, such as Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, Solutions Engineering, open-source development, technical community management, or technical writing.
Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly gain proficiency in complex technologies, including FHE.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with enthusiasm for engaging developers and fostering technical communities.
Familiarity with developer ecosystems, open-source communities, and collaborative platforms such as GitHub and Discord.
Experience developing technical tutorials, sample applications, SDK documentation, or other developer enablement resources.
Exposure to cloud platforms, developer infrastructure, cryptography, privacy-preserving computation, or emerging computing technologies.
Experience measuring developer engagement, improving developer onboarding, or contributing to developer adoption and growth initiatives.
Experience presenting technical concepts at conferences, workshops, webinars, or community events.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Rust.
Prior exposure to cryptography, privacy-enhancing technologies, or security engineering.
Hands-on experience with OpenFHE or another FHE library.
A public developer-facing footprint, such as talks, blog posts, open-source contributions, or a public X profile with a following.
Experience at an early-stage startup.

Responsibilities

Help developers succeed with the Fog and grow the developer community over time.
Develop, test, and maintain technical examples, reference applications, and developer-facing resources.
Create technical tutorials, sample applications, SDK documentation, and other developer enablement resources.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and accessibly to diverse technical audiences.
Engage developers, foster technical communities, and build collaborative relationships.
Measure developer engagement, improve onboarding, and contribute to developer adoption and growth initiatives.
Present technical concepts at conferences, workshops, webinars, or community events.
Own the Developer Relations function as the company's first Developer Relations hire.