Kraken - Founding Developer Relations Lead

• Built and scaled developer adoption at a top-tier developer platform company such as Stripe, Vercel, Cloudflare, Anthropic, GitHub, OpenAI, Twilio, Stainless, or equivalent • Strong technical credibility - you can read OpenAPI specifications, ship code, review integrations, and engage engineers as a peer • Proven track record of owning measurable adoption outcomes, not just awareness or engagement metrics • Exceptional storyteller capable of writing launch posts, delivering keynotes, creating demos, and making complex products feel intuitive • Builder mentality with a bias toward shipping and experimentation • Deep understanding of modern developer ecosystems and workflows • Agent-era literacy - you’ve worked with MCP servers, agent tooling, structured retrieval, or AI-native developer experiences and understand where retrieval beats SEO • Experience working closely with engineering and product teams to shape the developer experience itself, not just the messaging around it • Experience building developer platforms from an early stage rather than joining an already mature DevRel organization • Understanding of wallets, identity, authentication, and agent-native transaction flows • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto! • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.