Staff Developer Advocate

Lightning AI•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lightning AI is seeking a Staff Developer Advocate to act as a technical champion, community representative, and strategic partner for AI builders on the Lightning AI platform. This role involves bridging the gap between engineering teams and the AI builder community to foster awareness, education, and adoption through engaging technical content across various channels. The position reports to the CMO and collaborates closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, Solutions Engineering, or Software Engineering within Infrastructure, developer tools, and AI/ML technologies.
Deep hands-on expertise in Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow, and modern AI/ML frameworks (e.g., LLMs, distributed training, vLLM, Hugging Face, CUDA).
Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, GPUs, distributed systems, deployment workflows for AI models, and agentic development.
Exceptional public speaking and technical storytelling skills, with a proven track record of keynote speaking, podcasting, community building, and technical content creation for international audiences.
Experience developing technology solutions and evangelizing end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing.
Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple initiatives across different technical communities.
Ability to travel (including internationally when needed).

Responsibilities

Create high-impact, educational technical content, including deep-dive tutorials, code samples, technical blogs, and reference architectures showcasing Lightning AI products.
Increase awareness of Lightning AI through engagement with the AI/ML and developer communities via keynote presentations, technical workshops, hackathons, and developer conferences.
Champion the voice of the customer to product and engineering teams.
Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to advocate for developer feedback, influencing product roadmaps and developer experience (DX).
Gain industry recognition and credibility as a regular attendee and speaker at third-party technology conferences, shows, and press events.
Mentor junior developer advocates and community managers, fostering a collaborative, high-performing DevRel culture rooted in technical depth and developer empathy.
Establish experimentation and AI-native automation as core operating principles and develop testing frameworks across content form factors, channels, and topics.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
Meaningful Equity: RSUs that give employees a stake in the company's long-term success.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.).
Flexible Time Off: Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance.
Company-Wide Winter Break: Two weeks of company closure each winter to disconnect and recharge.
Paid Parental & Family Leave: Paid leave to support you and your family through life's important moments.
Professional Development: Annual learning and development allowance to support your professional growth.
Wellness Benefits: Wellness and work-from-home stipends to support your physical and mental well-being.
Sabbatical Program: Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service.
Flexible Work: Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for our office-based teams.
In-Office Meals: Complimentary meals at our office hubs.