Founding Director of Developer Relations

Indexify

Indexify

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Feb 12, 2025

Founding Developer Relations Engineer

Tensorlake is building a distributed data processing platform for developers building Generative AI applications. Our cloud platform enables building continuously evolving knowledge bases and indexes for Large Language Model applications by allowing structured data or embedding extraction algorithms on documents and other unstructured data sources.

We are building a server-less compute cloud for document ingestion and building data workflows for powering AI native applications.

We are looking for a Founding Applied AI Research Scientist who thrives on tackling complex challenges at the intersection of document understanding, multimodal learning, and cutting-edge AI research. Working closely with the founding team, you'll influence Tensorlake’s technical strategy and contribute to advancing the capabilities of our AI products.

Core Responsibilities

These are where we expect you to spend the bulk of your time.

  • Establish our position as a leading voice in AI education on our social channels

  • Build real-world use-cases that demonstrate the value of Tensorlake.

  • Create technical content including documentation and tutorials.

  • Identify and advocate for product improvements based on first-hand experience and community feedback

  • Interact directly with our developer community through our Discord, social, and customer channels as well as in-person events

Secondary Responsibilities

  • Represent our company at technical conferences, delivering talks and engaging with developers in meaningful technical discussions

  • Contribute to product testing and provide feedback on new features and SDKs from a developer's perspective

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software development experience

  • 2+ years in a developer relations/developer advocate/similar role

  • Excellent technical communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Experience building and deploying real-world applications

  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and engagingly

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with technical content creation (articles, tutorials, videos)

  • Public speaking experience at technical conferences or meetups

  • Background in developer tooling, infrastructure, or platform development

What Sets You Apart

  • You believe in learning in public and sharing knowledge gained from real-world experiences

  • You're passionate about helping developers solve problems and build better software

  • You can balance technical depth with clear, accessible communication

Benefits

- Ability to save in 401(k) plans

- Comprehensive Healthcare and Dental Benefits

If you’re passionate about AI Education, building prototypes of real world use-cases, and enjoy tackling ambitious technical challenges, we’d love to hear from you. Even if you only fit some of the criteria but have relevant experience, we encourage you to apply and share a project that showcases your expertise. Bonus points if it’s open-source!