Senior Developer, Community Lead

CircleCI•San Francisco, CA

12d

About The Position

Join CircleCI as an engineer who thinks out loud. You'll spend your days solving real problems on our AI team, then sharing what you learn with the broader engineering community. This isn't traditional developer relations—it's engineering work that happens to be public. About the Team You'll work directly with an Engineering cohort, while collaborating with Marketing on timing and reach. Our AI team is your technical home base, where you'll contribute to real features and stay connected to the challenges engineers face daily. You'll have the autonomy to chase interesting problems and the support to amplify your voice.

Requirements

You've shipped production software for 7+ years, with depth in testing, CI/CD, deployment, or reliability engineering
You write code regularly—whether for work, open source, or personal projects
People read what you write because you make complex topics clear and useful
Your online presence shows you can engage an audience authentically
You write your own content without needing ghostwriters or extensive editing
You're trusted in DevOps, testing, CI, or AI communities

Nice To Haves

Experience speaking at conferences or meetups
Open-source contributions that demonstrate your expertise
A track record of educational content or technical writing that resonates

Responsibilities

Write blog posts, tutorials, and analysis that other engineers actually want to read
Build relationships in 3-5 engineering communities where your perspective matters
Jump on timely industry topics with substantive takes, not hot takes
Partner with Marketing to coordinate timing without sacrificing authenticity
Contribute to CircleCI's AI team on features that ship to production
Be the first user of new AI-powered capabilities
Keep your technical skills sharp and your content grounded in reality
Make editorial calls independently while staying aligned with team goals
Represent CircleCI with good judgment in public forums
Find opportunities and act on them without waiting for permission