Developer Community Lead

About the role

Developer Community Lead At Render, we’re building the modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack, multi-service applications. Our mission is to eliminate the tradeoff between the power of hyperscalers and the simplicity of developer-friendly platforms—so teams can ship fast, scale reliably, and focus on their product, not infrastructure. Unlike complex hyperscalers or ephemeral edge/serverless solutions, Render offers a developer-first experience with persistent compute, dynamic autoscaling, built-in orchestration, and observability, allowing teams to launch, scale, and manage real-world applications without writing infrastructure code or managing servers. Whether you're building LLM-powered applications, scalable SaaS products, or async processing pipelines, Render empowers teams to move fast and scale confidently from MVP to millions of users. Our platform is trusted by over 6 million developers worldwide and continues to grow rapidly. In February 2026, we raised an additional $100M in Series C financing, bringing our total funding to $257M, to accelerate our vision of making cloud infrastructure both powerful and intuitive—designed for the speed of modern AI development. We’re a diverse and talented team that values craft, velocity, and user experience. If you’re excited to help shape the future of the intelligent cloud and empower developers everywhere, we’d love to hear from you. Applying to Render We're seeking candidates who possess high integrity, humility, and an insatiable drive to learn. Through reasoned discussions and continuous feedback, we strive to improve both individually and collectively. We foster an environment of mutual trust and respect, empowering effective debate to achieve the best outcomes for our customers and team. We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups in the tech community to apply and understand that not all successful candidates will meet each requirement listed. Our interview process is unique to each role, and we value the candidate experience just as much as our customer experience. We hope your conversations with us reflect a thoughtful process that is illuminative, enjoyable, and respectful of your time. About the Role Render is looking for a Developer Community Lead to grow our community and engagement with developers across the platforms where they spend their time: X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Discord. You will be the public face of Render in these communities, building relationships with developers, creating content that sparks conversation, and turning Render's technical wins into stories the developer community wants to share. You will: - Own Render's day-to-day presence on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Discord: engage with developers, answer questions, and contribute to relevant conversations - Ship a regular cadence of short-form technical content: threads, posts, code snippets, demos, and timely takes on what's happening in the ecosystem - Surface and jump into the conversations where Render has a credible voice, fast - Build relationships with developer creators, community moderators, and early adopters in Render's ecosystem - Partner w/ DevRel to run AMAs, livestreams, and community programs on Discord and Reddit; support hackathons and community activations - Produce longer-form technical content (blog posts, videos, sample apps) designed to fuel social distribution - Occasionally represent Render at conferences, meetups, and on podcasts when the audience fit is right - Track impact through community growth, engagement, sentiment, and downstream signups; double down on what works We're looking for: - 5-8+ years in developer marketing, community management, content creation, or a hands-on engineering role with a strong public side - An active, established presence on at least one major developer platform (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitch, or similar) with a portfolio of content you can point to - Strong technical foundation: comfortable with modern infrastructure, web frameworks, and shipping working code - Native fluency in developer communities online: you know what plays on X versus Reddit versus Discord, and you can hold a strong point of view without being preachy - Sharp written voice - Bias toward shipping fast and iterating Nice-to-haves: - Existing relationships with developer creators and community moderators - Track record of growing a developer audience from scratch - Comfort on camera or behind a mic - Experience with developer cloud, hosting, or infrastructure products If this role excites you but you don’t meet every single requirement, we’d still love to hear from you—your unique experience might be just what we need. Benefits - 4 weeks of paid vacation. - 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return. - Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans. - 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs and HSAs are available as well. - Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc. - Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy. - Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders. - Continuous learning benefits & related support. This position is generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship. At Render's discretion, the business may sponsor existing visa transfers. Applicants who require sponsorship must receive business authorization. Render is an equal-opportunity employer. We know that employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, product, and community to flourish. We make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional, and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex,...

Key responsibilities

• check_circleCollaborate with the team on day-to-day project tasks
• check_circleLearn tools and processes used by the organization
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Requirements

• check_circleOwn Render's day-to-day presence on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Discord: engage with developers, answer questions, and contribute to relevant conversations
• check_circleShip a regular cadence of short-form technical content: threads, posts, code snippets, demos, and timely takes on what's happening in the ecosystem
• check_circleSurface and jump into the conversations where Render has a credible voice, fast
• check_circleBuild relationships with developer creators, community moderators, and early adopters in Render's ecosystem
• check_circlePartner w/ DevRel to run AMAs, livestreams, and community programs on Discord and Reddit; support hackathons and community activations
• check_circleProduce longer-form technical content (blog posts, videos, sample apps) designed to fuel social distribution
• check_circleOccasionally represent Render at conferences, meetups, and on podcasts when the audience fit is right
• check_circleTrack impact through community growth, engagement, sentiment, and downstream signups; double down on what works
• check_circle5-8+ years in developer marketing, community management, content creation, or a hands-on engineering role with a strong public side
• check_circleAn active, established presence on at least one major developer platform (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitch, or similar) with a portfolio of content you can point to
• check_circleStrong technical foundation: comfortable with modern infrastructure, web frameworks, and shipping working code
• check_circleNative fluency in developer communities online: you know what plays on X versus Reddit versus Discord, and you can hold a strong point of view without being preachy

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Benefits & perks

• check_circleMentorship
• check_circleCertificate of completion
• check_circleFlexible work arrangement where applicable