Developer Relations Engineer

Developer Relations Engineer

Company: LayerZero Vision: The Future is Omnichain. Founded: 2021

Position Overview

LayerZero is seeking a versatile Developer Relations Engineer to act as a bridge between its technology and the broader development community. This role involves contributing to various DevRel facets, including content creation, event support, tooling development, and community engagement. The primary goal is to empower developers to build successfully on LayerZero, driving adoption and fostering a thriving ecosystem. You will be instrumental in executing thought leadership strategies to enhance perception and attract new applications and developers.

What You'll Do

• Community Collaboration: Collaborate with the community on protocols, standards, and technical specifications, serving as a key liaison for developer feedback.
• Example Development: Develop simple applications and proofs-of-concept using the LayerZero stack to create practical examples and continuously improve the developer experience.
• Content Creation: Create and deliver diverse content in collaboration with narrative and design teams, including social media posts, website copy, blog posts, and architecture diagrams.
• Event Support: Manage event-based onboarding, providing mentoring, support, and guidance for developers and community members during physical and virtual events.
• Feedback Synthesis: Gather feedback from projects utilizing LayerZero and synthesize findings to inform product improvements for the product team.
• Community Management: Own and manage relationships with external developer communities, identifying opportunities to drive awareness and usage of LayerZero.
• Workflow Ownership: Drive end-to-end creation of tutorials, example applications, and event workflows, ensuring clarity and effectiveness for the developer audience.

About You

• Experience: 2-4+ years of experience in Developer Relations or a similar role, with a broad understanding of DevRel functions.
• Technical Skills: Strong software development background and excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to build functional prototypes and examples.
• Blockchain Knowledge: At least 2-4 years of experience with Blockchain, including a solid understanding of core concepts and various use cases across gaming, DeFi, and enterprise spaces.
• Content Expertise: Exceptional content development and delivery skills, adaptable to various formats and audiences.
• Community Engagement: Proven experience in working with developer communities and fostering positive relationships.
• Self-Management: Self-directed in day-to-day tasks, with the ability to independently drive projects from conception to completion.
• Collaboration: Collaborative mindset, capable of partnering effectively with Event Operations, product engineers, and other DevRel team members to keep examples and content in sync with releases.

Company Information

LayerZero is funded by leading investors including a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.