Developer Relations Manager – AI Natives
$152k - $288k • Remote • US, CA, Santa Clara
Posted 1d ago
Job Location
US, CA, Santa Clara
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
Fully remote
Categories
AI Engineer
About the job
We are seeking a visionary Developer Relations Manager to engage with the next generation of AI-native software companies. In this role, you will partner directly with AI-native founders, product leaders, and engineering teams to help them design, optimize, and scale their AI platforms on NVIDIA technologies. You will guide companies building agentic systems, AI copilots, developer tools, reasoning models, and multimodal AI applications, helping them accelerate training, optimize inference, and deliver world-class AI experiences. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in AI in systems, developer platforms, and large-scale inference infrastructure with a passion for working alongside ambitious startup founders and engineers.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to AI-native companies building category-defining applications.
- Architect and optimize AI workloads using NVIDIA technologies.
- Help AI-native companies scale training and inference infrastructure, optimizing performance, cost, and latency.
- Guide startups through complex architectural decisions including model optimization, inference scaling, agent frameworks, multimodal pipelines, and real-time AI systems.
- Collaborate with NVIDIA teams to identify emerging AI-native categories and influence platform roadmap.
- Build strong relationships with founders and technical leaders to ensure NVIDIA is the platform of choice.
- Support the creation of reference architectures, AI blueprints, and best practices for deploying AI applications and agentic systems.
- Partner with NVIDIA teams to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA technologies across high-growth AI-native companies.
Requirements
- BS/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, developer relations, solutions architecture, technical partnerships, or product management within AI, developer platforms, or large-scale software systems.
- Hands-on experience building or scaling AI-powered products, developer platforms, or large-scale cloud services.
- Strong expertise in machine learning infrastructure, model serving, distributed systems, and real-time AI applications.
- Deep understanding of the modern AI stack including LLMs, agent frameworks, multimodal models, and inference optimization.
- Proven ability to influence product architecture and technical roadmaps by working closely with engineering teams and startup founders.
- Exceptional communication skills to explain complex AI systems to diverse audiences.
- Experience working within fast-moving startup environments or supporting high-growth developer ecosystems.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Generous benefits package
- Equity