Developer Relations Lead
Spice AI is an AI-native data platform providing federated SQL, real-time data acceleration, hybrid search, LLM inference, and managed cloud infrastructure for AI applications and agents.
Maintainer signals as of 8/29/2026
Funding history
About Spice AI
Spice AI, Inc. builds Spice, an open-source Rust data and AI runtime that connects to operational databases, warehouses, and data lakes through unified SQL, accelerates data locally or in distributed deployments, supports hybrid search and embedded LLM inference, and is also offered as the managed Spice.ai Cloud Platform.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Serve as a technical advocate and public face of Spice.ai OSS and the Spice.ai data and AI platform. Create samples, tutorials, documentation, and pull requests; engage developers through social media, blogs, and events; gather feedback to influence the product; and collaborate with the CEO and team on building, developing, and marketing the platform.
Requirements
- 4-6 years of experience in developer relations, advocacy, product marketing, or a similar role.
- Strong marketing, communication, and writing skills, including deep technical writing and conference presentations.
- Experience managing social media and creating engaging digital content.
- Leadership skills to inspire and grow a technical community.
- Experience with startups, open-source projects, AI/ML, data platforms, and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute DevRel and Developer Marketing strategy with the CEO.
- Build and grow an engaged technical community through documentation, blogs, and thought leadership.
- Develop and maintain sample applications and demos.
- Participate in developer forums, events, and conferences.
- Own Spice AI's open-source blog and documentation.
Hiring Process
Days 0-30: learn and use Spice.ai OSS and platform, build an end-to-end demo, and contribute written pieces to newsletters, blogs, and X/LinkedIn. Days 31-60: develop DevRel and Product Marketing strategy with the CEO. Days 61-90: take ownership of DevRel, Developer Marketing, assets, and channels.
