Head of Developer Education, Kiro

About the role

The Head of Developer Education for Kiro is responsible for defining, building, and scaling Kiro’s developer experience and enablement. The role involves crafting a comprehensive education strategy that helps developers understand, adopt, and master the use of Kiro for various purposes.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Curriculum Design
• Define and continually refine Kiro’s developer education strategy and long-term roadmap.
• Build compelling, structured learning paths and own the developer learning experience as a strategic lever for product growth and trust.
• Technical Education Content
• Produce high-impact education artifacts: tutorials, walkthroughs, how-to guides, best-practice playbooks, code samples, interactive labs, long and short videos — basically whatever it takes.
• Translate complex agentic AI concepts into clear, actionable lessons that developers can apply immediately.
• Partner with engineering to keep educational content aligned with product changes and releases.
• Feedback Loop & Product Insight
• Systematically gather developer feedback on learning pain points, confusing workflows, and patterns of failure.
• Communicate insights back to Product and Engineering to reduce friction and improve the overall product experience.
• Use telemetry and qualitative user signals to measure and improve education impact.
• Developer Community & Programs
• Lead programs that integrate education into community touchpoints — office hours, workshops, webinars, events, and interactive sessions.
• Enable internal and external educators to represent Kiro’s best practices and workflows.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields, or experience in software development.
• 10+ years of experience in developer education, developer experience, developer relations, technical content leadership, or related roles.
• Deep technical fluency — you understand developer workflows, can read/write code, and can explain technical concepts clearly.
• Proven success creating structured learning paths and educational content that measurably improve user outcomes.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, engineering, support, and community teams.
• Experience with AI-assisted or intelligent developer tools, and familiarity with how developers adopt new paradigms.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience writing technical articles, speaking at technology conferences, and contributing to open source.
• Experience growing or leading an education, DevRel, or developer experience org.
• Track record improving developer onboarding and retention through education investments.

Pay

Base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• USA, CA, Santa Clara - 188,900.00 - 330,500.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York - 180,600.00 - 316,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Bellevue - 164,200.00 - 287,400.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 164,200.00 - 287,400.00 USD annually