Founding DevRel Engineer

About .txt

At .txt, our mission is to make AI reliable. We are the authors of outlines and outlines-core, both leading open source libraries (+10k ⭐️) for structured generation.

.txt raised $11.9 million, which is fueling the efforts of our global, fully remote team to create software that goes beyond simple conversation.

We are able to support structured outputs through several proprietary products - dotjson, dotgrammar and dotlambda - that redefine what is possible to do with this technology.

Read more about .txt and our technology on our blog.

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Founding DevRel Engineer at .txt

The Role

.txt is pioneering the future of AI reliability through structured outputs. As our first Head of Developer Relations, you'll shape how thousands of developers discover, learn, and succeed with our technology. This is a rare opportunity to build a DevRel function from scratch at a company defining a new category.

You will be .txt's "Developer Zero". Our most demanding user and the bridge between what developers need and what we build. You will be in charge of our entire developer experience, from first touch to production success. You will also own end-to-end strategy and execution, from content and documentation to community, partnerships and social presence. This is a high autonomy, high impact role reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with Engineering, R&D, and Open Source.

What You Will Do

• Developer Advocacy: Be our first power user and transform hands-on insights into product improvements. You will be the internal champion for developer needs across engineering, product and leadership

• Content Strategy: Oversee all public-facing content including documentation, blog posts, case studies, and social media. Work with other teams to showcase our best work externally. You will establish .txt as the definitive voice in structured outputs

• Community Building: Create and nurture a thriving developer ecosystem around structured outputs. Create documentation, tutorials, and content that becomes the industry standard

• Strategic Partnerships: Establish and nurture collaborations with key developers, startups, and key partners

• Team Building: Hire and lead a world-class DevRel team as we scale

Apply if

• You've built something real with LLMs and understand the pain of unreliable outputs

• You can understand and explain complex technical concepts in ways that make people excited to learn more

• You've grown developer communities

• You see documentation as product, not afterthought

• You balance developer advocacy with business reality

• You're energized by the challenge of building from zero

• You have experience working at startups

• You live in the Bay Area, or are willing to travel there

• Previous experience managing a team is a plus

Why You Should Join Us:

🚀 Cutting-edge technology

Structured generation is still a nascent technology. Innovation is not the exception, it’s the rule.

⚖️ Work-life balance

We don’t expect you to spend 80 hours per week at your desk, and we won’t either. We have lives outside of work, and want you to as well. Sometimes we will all need to be all-in, but it will be the exception rather than the norm.

🌐 Remote first

Work from anywhere in the world. We have a culture of written communication, and favor infrequent organic discussions over regular large team meetings.

💸 Competitive compensation and benefits

We pay market rate (adjusting for seed-stage startup) + equity options, offer health and dental insurance, and have a 401k (US Only). We’ll get you a GPU if you don’t have one already.

Location

.txt is a fully remote company. We have a culture of written communication, and favor infrequent organic discussions over regular large team meetings. This role requires regular in-person availability in San Francisco or the Bay Area, given the nature of partnership-building and travel logistics.

Applying

Please provide a 1-page resume in English.

Kindly, do not apply to more than one position at a time.