About this role
About Trigger.devTrigger.dev is the platform for running reliable AI agents and workflows. Developers use it to build, deploy, and scale production systems with built-in tools for orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, and debugging.
Our Cloud product is a managed service where we deploy our users' code and auto-scale from zero to millions of executions. Today, we serve thousands of teams building AI apps and agents, handling hundreds of millions of executions per month.
About the positionWe’re looking for a Developer Relations Engineer to help developers understand, adopt, and succeed with Trigger.dev. This role blends engineering, writing, teaching, and product thinking. You’ll create high-quality technical content, shape how developers learn our product, and translate real developer pain points into educational content, better docs, examples, and product improvements.
About the teamWe are a small team with a flat hierarchy
We encourage continuous learning and personal development
Everyone operates autonomously; we trust you to get the job done, but to also quickly raise your hand if you need help
We care about our customers and the open-source community
Being a start-up, the work is challenging and fast-paced, but we also understand the importance of taking time off to recharge
What you'll be doingYou'll do a variety of things including:
Creating high-quality technical content: tutorials, guides, blog posts, videos, and walkthroughs
Writing and improving documentation, examples, and integration guides
Building small but real-world example projects using Trigger.dev with other developer tools like Supabase, Anthropic, AI SDK, etc
Turning developer questions, patterns, and feedback into clear educational material
Shaping how the product is taught, explained, and understood
Helping define messaging and positioning for new features
Translating real developer pain points into actionable improvements for the product and docs
Participating in our community: Discord, GitHub, and discussions around shaping developer experience
Occasionally representing Trigger.dev at events or meet-ups (optional but encouraged)
Working at a Commercial Open Source Software company is more than just coding:
We have an active community on Discord and GitHub. Everyone on the team helps customers, reviews PRs, and creates issues
Having great documentation is essential. Everyone writes docs.
We are a product-led growth company so everyone is expected to get involved in creating content like code examples, blog articles, videos and tweets
RequirementsYou really need to have:
Strong engineering experience with JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience building real applications (Node.js, API design, integrations, cloud services)
Ability to explain complex topics clearly through writing and examples
Comfortable producing high-quality technical content with code at the center
Ability to think from a developer’s perspective and communicate with empathy
You'll be an amazing fit if you have:
Experience in developer relations, developer education, or technical content creation
Comfortable producing videos, livestreams, or technical demos
A following on X/Twitter, YouTube, personal blog, or similar platforms
Built teaching-focused projects, courses, frameworks, or OSS tutorials
Strong sense of developer experience and product quality
Experience with Supabase, Vercel, AI SDKs, serverless platforms, or cloud infrastructure
Contributed to open source
Worked at a developer tools or infrastructure company
Experience with Remix or React
Experience with high-throughput, backend, or distributed systems
Familiarity with observability tools (OTel, logging, tracing)
SalaryWe use PostHog's salary calculator to benchmark fair and transparent compensation which varies based on employee location and level of experience (this role falls under Community Manager). We’re ready to exceed these ranges for outstanding candidates, if that’s you, please apply.
BenefitsGenerous, transparent compensation and equity - We hire the best talent and pay to reflect that. We also offer equity as a way to ensure everyone is invested in the success of the company.
Async working - Need a heads-down day or meeting-free days to stay productive? No problem!
Home office - We will help provide equipment for a comfortable setup so you're as productive at home as you are in the office.
Generous vacation - We believe it's important to take time off. We encourage you to take your 25 days vacation excluding national holidays, plus sick leave and generous parental leave.
Training budget - An annual budget to contribute towards learning such as purchasing books, an Audible subscription or online courses.
Pension and 401k contributions - Enroll in our company pension scheme or we'll contribute directly to your private pension.
Our valuesWe are proud to be open source - We believe in the open source community and building a great free-to-use product. We encourage community contributions and are public about what we are building.
We ship uncomfortably fast - As a startup, moving fast is key. We are pragmatic about what we build, when we build it, and value iterative development above all.
Working autonomously - We don’t tell you what to do. We decide as a team what will have the biggest impact for our customers and prioritise what we work on from that.
Interview processApplication - We'll review your application to see how your skills and experience fit the job role.
First interview - We'll chat about your background, why you think you're a great fit for Trigger.dev, and give you the opportunity to ask questions.
Engineering interview - A call to evaluate your technical skills that will be required for the role.
Technical test (paid) - You'll work on tasks related to your role for a day. At the end of the day there will be a review of your work where you'll discuss your approach with the team.
Meet the team interview - A call with other members of the team to explore a bit more about why you want to join Trigger.dev and answer any remaining questions you have about us.
Job offer - If everyone is happy, we'll make you an offer to join us!
If this sounds like your dream job, we can't wait to hear from you. If you’re not sure that you exactly fit these requirements, get in touch anyway.