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Founding Developer Relations

LiteLLMSan FranciscoProduct
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Salary
$150K - $220K USD
Job type
Full-time
Posted
30 Jul 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

LiteLLM is seeking a Founding Developer Relations professional to join the team in San Francisco for a full-time, hands-on position. This role suits a technical individual who enjoys writing code, explaining infrastructure concepts, and guiding developers through their journey from discovery to production deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain runnable demos, sample applications, integrations, and reference architectures for real LiteLLM use cases.
Create technical guides, videos, workshops, launch demos, and deep dives that make complex capabilities understandable.
Engage directly with developers through GitHub, community channels, livestreams, meetups, and conferences.
Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure new capabilities ship with strong examples, documentation, and technical stories.
Identify recurring questions and points of friction to transform them into documentation, examples, or code contributions.
Explore the wider AI developer ecosystem and build useful examples with models, frameworks, tools, and platforms.
Use developer feedback and adoption data to determine which educational resources and community initiatives have the greatest impact.
Establish LiteLLM's initial Developer Relations priorities, operating rhythm, and practical measures of success.

Requirements

Experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, software engineering, solutions engineering, or another technical developer-facing role.
Ability to write working software and build examples in Python.
Capability to read an unfamiliar codebase, debug integrations, reproduce issues, and communicate clearly with engineers.
Exceptional technical communication skills to make complex infrastructure concepts understandable.
Genuine curiosity about how developers build and operate software.
Strong product instincts regarding APIs, workflows, examples, and documentation.
Comfort acting as a visible external representative of a technical product and open-source project.

Nice to Have

Experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, observability, security, cloud platforms, or open-source software.
Familiarity with LLM application architecture and the challenges of operating AI systems in production.
Experience with AI model providers, gateways, agent frameworks, MCP, Kubernetes, or enterprise AI platforms.
Meaningful contributions to an open-source project.
Experience building a technical audience through writing, videos, workshops, talks, or community participation.
Experience establishing Developer Relations at an early-stage company.
Experience working with platform engineers, infrastructure teams, or enterprise developers.

Skills and Tools

Python
Kubernetes
LLM
Developer Relations and Technical Education
Open-Source Community Engagement

Salary and Benefits

Competitive compensation ranging from $150,000 to $220,000 USD per year
Equity options
Health, dental, and vision benefits
401(k) plan with company match

About the Company

LiteLLM creates the open-source AI gateway used by developers and enterprises to access, manage, and govern LLMs through a unified interface. Teams rely on the platform to route requests across model providers, control spend, monitor usage, implement security policies, and reliably operate AI applications in production.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly on the official LiteLLM company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonKubernetesLLM

Questions candidates ask

What is the location of this job?

This position is located in San Francisco, United States, and is an on-site role.

What programming language is required for this role?

Candidates must be able to write working software and build examples in Python.

What is the salary range for the Founding Developer Relations position?

The salary ranges from $150,000 to $220,000 USD per year, alongside equity and benefits.

Is this a frontline technical support or social media role?

No, this is a hands-on technical individual-contributor role focused on creating durable educational resources, sample applications, and developer journeys rather than routine frontline support or social media management.

What benefits are included with the employment?

Benefits include competitive compensation, equity, health, dental, and vision benefits, and a 401(k) plan with company match.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official LiteLLM careers page.

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