Senior Developer Relations Engineer

About the role

LocalStack is a fast‑growing Series A startup building a local cloud development platform that simulates cloud environments for developers and AI agents. The company raised $25M in Q4 2024, is headquartered in Zurich with an office in Vienna and remote team members from 25 countries, and serves customers ranging from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 firms including NASA, IBM, Apple, etc.

Responsibilities

• Be LocalStack's visible face in the developer community.
• Maintain a consistent, high‑cadence speaking presence at meetups, conferences, and community events that matter in San Francisco and the broader global developer community, reaching a steady rhythm by the end of Q1.
• Build a regular slate of LocalStack events in the region.
• Plan, host, and run LocalStack gatherings (meetups, workshops, hackathons, developer dinners).
• Build ecosystem partnerships through co‑created content.
• Become a known peer to the region's community leaders and dev‑tool companies, and co‑create content, events, and webinars.
• Ship technical content developers use: publish technical content on a regular cadence (blog posts, tutorials, videos, sample projects), contribute to the docs, and build partner demos or reference integrations that show real developer value and contribute to a broader DevRel team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Developer Advocacy, Developer Relations, Technical Evangelism, or a comparable outward‑facing technical role.
• Strong hands‑on experience in cloud and cloud‑native development (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, GCP, etc.).
• Experience building meaningful external partnerships through joint events, co‑published content, and webinars.
• Experience acting as a link between product, engineering, and GTM organizations, delivering valuable market insights and turning them into new product or product features.
• Familiarity with agentic SDLC workflows and the role of local sandboxes for AI agents.

Values

• Care: we create with compassion. We prioritize empathy and understanding in every interaction. By genuinely caring for our team, customers, and community, we create an environment where people thrive and impactful work flourishes.
• Ownership: we own the outcome. We take responsibility for our work and are passionate about its impact. We foster autonomy, inspire ambition, encourage ownership, and empower everyone to unlock their potential and make an impact.
• Openness: we build trust together. We build trust through open communication and honest feedback. By sharing ideas and embracing diverse perspectives, we create stronger, more connected teams that work toward shared goals.
• Courage: we dare to innovate. We embrace bold challenges and take calculated risks to move the needle. We step outside our comfort zones, experiment fearlessly, and turn setbacks into springboards for growth.
• Excellence: we chase the extraordinary. We chase excellence by pushing boundaries and delivering results that go beyond the ordinary, constantly raising the bar and striving for greatness in everything we do. Excellence is not just the outcome, itʼs how we approach every task with purpose, passion, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value.

Benefits

• Fully remote
• Competitive salary
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k and private medical
• Annual company retreat
• 2 extra company‑wide holidays
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture (community guilds and online company events)

Pay

Compensation Range: $161K – $241K