Developer Programs Lead

About this role

Lead Render’s developer-led growth efforts across social media, community, developer programs, and brand voice. Set the strategy, build the function and team, and partner across Developer Experience, Marketing, Product, and Engineering.

About the company

Render is a cloud platform for deploying web services, databases, and static sites with managed infrastructure. It targets developers who want production hosting without operating their own cloud stack.

The team

Marketing and Developer Experience; reports to the Head of Developer Experience.

What you'll do

• Set strategy and goals for social, community, developer programs, and developer brand.
• Build and lead the team, deciding what to hire for and what to use agencies or contractors for.
• Run Render’s X, LinkedIn, and Reddit accounts and handle public responses to challenging situations.
• Grow developer communities and run AMAs, livestreams, and events with Developer Experience.
• Create programs involving developer creators, ambassadors, referrals, speaking, and employee advocacy.
• Define Render’s developer voice and collaborate on the company narrative and product launches.
• Share developer feedback with Product and Engineering and report program results to leadership.

What we're looking for

• 7+ years in social, community, developer marketing, or brand, including experience building or leading a function.
• Experience hiring and leading a team or building an early-stage function.
• Recent hands-on ownership of company social channels, with examples of accounts managed and copy written.
• Experience building a developer community or program and explaining its results.
• Experience shaping a brand voice.
• Fluency with developer audiences and technical comfort writing accurately about infrastructure.
• Able to work independently across Marketing, Product, and Engineering.
• Sound judgment when responding to public issues.

Nice to have

• Experience at a developer tools, cloud, or infrastructure company.
• Experience running a creator, influencer, or ambassador program.
• An active presence on platforms developers use.
• Comfort on camera or behind a microphone.

Benefits

• Four weeks of paid vacation.
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent.
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k) plans.
• Monthly lifestyle, phone, and internet stipends.
• Home office stipend for remote employees.
• Continuous learning benefits and support.