Developer Relations Engineer

Developer Relations EngineerNew York; San FranciscoAbout the RoleAt Nscale, we're on a mission to build the engine of superintelligence, and developers are at the center of how that future gets built.We're looking for a Developer Relations Engineer to define how developers discover, learn, build, and scale on Nscale's AI infrastructure platform. This role will own the global developer relations strategy - from technical content and community engagement to developer experience feedback loops and ecosystem growth - ensuring developers can successfully build and deploy AI workloads on Nscale.You'll lead programs that connect Nscale's engineering and product teams with the global developer community, turning powerful infrastructure capabilities into approachable demos, learning paths, hands-on examples, and engaging developer experiences.This role sits on the Product Marketing team and focuses on three core pillars:Technical storytelling & community engagement: Creating content, demos, and events that help developers understand and adopt Nscale's AI infrastructure platform.Developer adoption & ecosystem growth: Expanding the global community of developers building on Nscale infrastructure through education, advocacy, and partnerships.Developer experience & product feedback: Acting as the voice of the developer internally, identifying friction in onboarding, documentation, services, and tooling.You'll have the autonomy to build the foundations of a modern DevRel function from the ground up - defining the programs and developer journeys that make Nscale the platform developers choose to build the next generation of AI on. At Nscale, innovation isn't just encouraged - it's expected.What You'll DoOwn the global developer relations strategy. Define how Nscale engages developers across content, community, events, and education to drive platform adoption.Drive developer adoption. Create self-serve content that supports every stage of the developer journey - from discovery and evaluation to building and deploying AI workloads on Nscale.Create a developer content engine. Oversee the creation of high-quality technical resources, including documentation improvements, code samples, demos, tutorials, notebooks, blog posts, and videos.Represent Nscale in the developer ecosystem. Speak at developer conferences, meetups, and hackathons; build strong relationships with open-source communities, AI-native companies, and the broader AI research community.Act as the bridge between developers and internal teams. Serve as a key connection point across Product, AI Platform Engineering, and Marketing. Identify friction, gaps, and emerging use cases from the developer ecosystem, feeding these insights back into product and platform teams while staying closely aligned with roadmap direction to proactively shape external content, demos, and ecosystem contributions.Build and scale developer programs. Launch initiatives such as ambassador programs, open-source initiatives, research collaborations, and training programs that help developers succeed on Nscale.Instrument developer growth. Support product-led developer growth by partnering with growth teams to define KPIs and dashboards that track self-serve adoption, usage, content engagement, and community growth.Experiment and evolve. Test new formats for developer education (live coding, interactive labs, tutorials, community challenges) and scale what drives adoption.Who You Are8+ years of experience in developer relations, advocacy, technical marketing, or developer-focused product roles within technology companies, with a track record of building programs that drive measurable product adoption.Bachelor's Degree in Machine Learning, Engineering, Computer Science, Technical or other related discipline or equivalent experienceStrong technical background in ML and passionate about cloud infrastructure, with hands-on experience running AI workloads at scale (e.g., GPU compute, distributed systems, Kubernetes, model fine-tuning, and production inference), and familiarity with modern AI tooling including open-source frameworks, libraries, and agent-based systems.Deep understanding of how both AI-native teams and enterprises adopt AI infrastructure, with the ability to position beyond demos by showing how workloads evolve from prototype to production across development, testing, and production environments.Strong point of view on the evolving AI landscape, with the ability to identify emerging models, techniques, and developer patterns early and translate them into high-impact content, demos, and strategic opportunities.Deeply connected within the AI/ML ecosystem, with strong industry ties across leading companies, open-source communities, or research groups (e.g., NVIDIA, Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Kaggle, Modular, GPU Mode, Python Foundation).Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts and engage developer communities across content, speaking at events, open source, and online platformsData-driven mindset, with experience measuring developer adoption and engagement metrics; familiarity with product-led growth (PLG) motions is a plus.Comfortable collaborating with engineering, product, and marketing teams, and communicating insights and impact to senior leadership.What Success Looks Like in the First 6 MonthsDeveloper relations strategy and developer adoption roadmap formally adopted by Marketing, Product, and AI Engineering teams.Developer onboarding resources live, including demos, cookbooks, tutorials, and technical blogs published to support onboarding and developer success.Nscale developer presence established across key technical communities and developer events.Active contributions to strategic open-source projects, strengthening Nscale's position as a leading AI infrastructure platform and GPU provider within the developer ecosystem.Developer adoption metrics and reporting dashboards established in partnership with Marketing to support product-led growth, tracking indicators such as usage, onboarding success, and community engagement.Developer community presence established, including the launch of an initial community space and early programs to help developers connect, share knowledge, and build on Nscale.Why NscaleAt Nscale, we're a team of builders, operators, and storytellers shaping the future of AI infrastructure.You'll join a company where developers are central to our growth and where developer relations is treated as a core strategic function - not just a marketing channel.If you're excited about helping developers build the next generation of AI applications and defining how a fast-growing AI infrastructure company engages with its developer ecosystem, this role is for you.The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.Salary Range$170,000 - $230,000 USDFor information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.