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Developer Relations Manager – AI Natives

NVIDIA · Santa Clara, CA · 2 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time

About the role

We are seeking a visionary Developer Relations Manager to engage with the next generation of AI-native software companies.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the next generation of AI-native companies building category-defining applications such as developer copilots, AI search engines, agentic platforms, and multimodal creative tools.
  • Directly with startup founders and engineering teams to architect and optimize AI workloads using NVIDIA technologies including CUDA-X libraries, TensorRT-LLM, Triton Inference Server, NVIDIA NeMo, NIM microservices, and GPU-accelerated data processing frameworks.
  • Help AI-native companies scale training and inference infrastructure, optimizing model performance, cost efficiency, and latency across NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms.
  • Guide startups through complex architectural decisions including model optimization, inference scaling, agent frameworks, multimodal pipelines, and real-time AI systems.
  • Collaborate closely with NVIDIA engineering, research, product, and go-to-market teams to identify emerging AI-native categories and influence NVIDIA’s platform roadmap.
  • Build strong relationships with founders, CTOs, and technical leaders across the AI-native ecosystem to ensure NVIDIA is the platform of choice for the most innovative AI companies.
  • Partner with NVIDIA’s Industry Business Development teams, Solutions Architects, and Account Managers 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 work closely with engineering teams and startup founders to influence product architecture and technical roadmaps.
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to explain complex AI systems to audiences ranging from engineers to startup founders and executives.
  • Experience working within fast-moving startup environments or supporting high-growth developer ecosystems.

Qualifications

  • Experience working with AI-native startups building developer tools, AI copilots, agent platforms, search systems, or multimodal applications.
  • Hands-on experience optimizing LLM training or inference workloads using frameworks such as TensorRT-LLM, Triton Inference Server, CUDA, RAPIDS, or similar GPU acceleration technologies.
  • Experience building or scaling AI infrastructure platforms, developer tools, or agent frameworks used by large developer communities.
  • Demonstrated success working directly with startup founders and early engineering teams to shape product architecture and platform strategy while also helping them scale to full out platform companies.
  • Experience contributing to open-source AI frameworks or developer ecosystems.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and a generous benefits package. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the world’s most desirable employers!

Pay

Base salary range: $152,000 - $241,500 for Level 3, and $184,000 - $287,500 for Level 4.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 28, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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