Developer Relations Lead

Job Summary

We are seeking a Developer Relations Lead to help grow our open-source community, amplify our security research, and make TruffleHog easier for developers and security teams to adopt.

Responsibilities

• Grow the Open Source Community: Own and improve the community experience around TruffleHog and related open-source projects, engaging users and contributors across GitHub, Slack/Discord, and other forums.
• Drive Technical Education: Create engaging content such as blogs, demos, tutorials, videos, release notes, workshops, and webinars that help practitioners adopt Truffle Security tools.
• Run Community Programs: Lead recurring touchpoints like office hours, demos, technical sessions, and community calls to build consistent engagement.
• Amplify Research and Releases: Partner with research and engineering to package technical findings, open-source releases, and product updates into clear, practitioner-facing education.
• Build Launch Programs: Develop repeatable launch plans for research releases, open-source updates, product launches, and major announcements.
• Engage and Support Users: Actively interact with users and contributors, answering questions, gathering feedback, and improving the overall developer experience.
• Champion Community Feedback: Identify common pain points and share actionable insights with product, engineering, documentation, and research teams.
• Represent Truffle Security: Speak at conferences, meetups, webinars, podcasts, and security events to grow awareness and establish technical credibility.

Requirements

• Experience in developer relations, developer advocacy, community, open source, AppSec, DevSecOps, developer tooling, or a related technical field.
• Strong understanding of modern software development workflows, CI/CD, GitHub-based development, and security best practices.
• Familiarity with secrets management, secret scanning, vulnerability management, or secure software development.
• Ability to read, write, and explain code; familiarity with Go, Python, Bash, GitHub Actions, Docker, or cloud platforms is a plus.
• Experience creating technical content such as blog posts, demos, workshops, videos, presentations, or documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex technical topics clear and practical.
• Comfort engaging with developer, open source, DevOps, or security communities.
• Collaborative, low-ego working style and ability to partner across engineering, research, product, marketing, sales, and leadership.

Nice to Have

• Experience building or scaling a DevRel or open source community program.
• Active contributor to open source communities.
• Knowledge of open-source software.
• Experience speaking at conferences, meetups, webinars, or podcasts.
• Familiarity with AppSec, DevSecOps, cloud security, or enterprise security workflows.

Benefits

• Fully remote within the U.S.
• A culture of mentorship, equity, and psychological safety.
• Competitive salary & meaningful equity.
• Flexible paid time off.
• 14 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Remote work stipend.
• Health & wellness stipend.
• Learning & development stipend.
• 401(k) match.
• 100% remote + company off-sites.