Developer Relations Lead
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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How old is it?
Posted 6d ago
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We have tracked this listing since 27 Oct 2026 (5 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 2 hours ago.
Is it remote?
Remote
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Who may apply?
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The listing
About HeroDevs
HeroDevs keeps the open source software the world runs on secure after it reaches end of life. Our Never-Ending Support (NES) products give teams secure, drop-in replacements for end-of-life frameworks and libraries across Java, JavaScript, and a growing list of other ecosystems, and our Evergreen platform helps them stay current over the long haul.
We can only do that work well alongside the people who built those projects. HeroDevs was born from open source and we continue to build our business with service to open source communities an developers front and center. That's why we invest in maintainers directly, through partnerships, co-created work, and the Open Source Sustainability Fund.
About the role
Developer Relations at HeroDevs' is our bridge to open source maintainers, foundations, and the developer communities around them. You'll own those relationships long term, turn them into content and campaigns that show off the projects and the people behind them, and be a visible, trusted voice for HeroDevs in the community.
You’ll join as an early Developer Relations role for HeroDevs, reporting to our Chief Product Officer and working closely with product leaders, marketing team, and partnerships leaders as an individual contributor.
What you'll do
Build and own maintainer relationships
- Work with our NES product leads to identify the maintainers, projects, and foundations we want to partner with
- Nurture strategic relationships over time, pulling in product leaders and executives to deepen partnerships
- Participate in strategic partner identification and strategies to purse a relationship
Create content and campaigns with maintainers
- Co-create content with maintainers and run joint campaigns that showcase their project and their work
- Gather maintainer quotes, stories, and other materials our Sales and Marketing teams can use in GTM motions
- Partner with Product Marketing so maintainer content lines up with launches and campaigns
Show up in the community
- Speak at conferences and meetups, appear on (or host) podcasts, and represent HeroDevs at events
- Engage in the communities where our users and maintainers spend time
- Contribute thought leadership on open source sustainability, security, and compliance
Bring the outside in
- Share what you hear from maintainers and developers with Product, so it shapes what we build and how we talk about it
What you bring
- 4+ years in developer relations, developer advocacy, or software engineering with a strong community-facing side
- Deep, genuine connections across the open source community; you can talk shop with a framework maintainer and be taken seriously
- A track record of building real, lasting relationships with open source maintainers or foundations
- A public body of work: talks, blog posts, videos, podcasts, or open source contributions we can look at
- Strong technical writing and storytelling, and comfort turning a maintainer's story into a campaign
- A solid grasp of how open source works: governance, licensing, sustainability, and the pressures maintainers face
- Comfort reaching out cold and following through over months, not days
- Experience working with product managers and marketers toward shared goals
- Willingness to travel for conferences and maintainer meetings
Nice to haves
- Strong preference: deep ties in the Java open source world (for example the Spring, Jakarta EE, or Apache communities), with JavaScript connections a plus
- Experience with open source foundations such as the Linux Foundation, OpenJS, Apache, or Eclipse
- Background in application security, CVEs, or software supply chain and SCA tooling
- Familiarity with ecosystems beyond Java and JavaScript (.NET, PHP, Python, and others) to support our Incubator
- Experience hosting a podcast, running a meetup, or organizing community events
- Prior work at a startup or a company that funds or commercially supports open source
At HeroDevs, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion to drive innovation, creativity, and success. We are committed to creating a workplace that embraces and celebrates individual differences. We encourage people of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.