smallpdf - Developer Relations Engineer

Remote - Europe (CET +/- 1h)+ Equity1mo ago

Remote Mid EMEA Banking Insurance Developer Relations Engineer Product Marketing Documentation JavaScript Python TypeScript

Requirements

• 3–5 years of software development experience • Genuine curiosity about the problems your audience is trying to solve. You follow developer conversations, notice recurring patterns, and find ways to be useful before anyone asks. • Satisfaction from pulling apart an SDK, finding its edges, and building something unexpected with it. Demos are a byproduct of that curiosity, not the starting point. • Hands-on experience with AI systems including LLMs, vision-language models, RAG pipelines, or document AI workflows. You have real opinions about where they work and where they fall short. • Strong prototyping ability across: • Python (data workflows, backend logic) • JavaScript/TypeScript (frontend or SDK integrations) • Established workflows with AI coding tools and agents • The ability to articulate clear technical opinions based on the experiments you run and comfort publishing those opinions publicly • The communications chops to explain complex ideas in a way that feels peer-to-peer, not instructional • Prior experience with document processing, PDF libraries, or OCR systems; you already understand the domain this role operates in • Familiarity with compliance-driven industries such as insurance, banking, or government; you understand why accuracy and reliability are non-negotiable in these workflows • Experience contributing to or maintaining open source projects • Background in developer tools, API-first companies, or SDK-focused products

Responsibilities

• BUILD THINGS DEVELOPERS LEARN FROM • Create hands-on samples and working demos that demonstrate how to solve real document workflow problems with Pdftools technology • Go beyond samples to build small applications and prototypes that make our technology tangible before installation • Document your work through technical blog posts, walkthroughs, and architecture deep dives • Compare approaches through real experiments (e.g. OCR vs vision models vs structured extraction) and publish what you find • EXPERIMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF AI AND DOCUMENT ENGINEERING • Test LLMs, vision-language models, and agentic systems applied to documents • Develop clear technical perspectives on when AI improves document workflows and where deterministic processing still wins, and publish those opinions publicly • Use AI coding tools (e.g. coding agents, LLM-assisted prototyping) to build and iterate quickly • ENGAGE WHERE DEVELOPERS WORK THROUGH PROBLEMS • Contribute meaningfully in spaces like GitHub, Reddit, Hacker News, and developer forums • Run webinars, live coding sessions, and architecture deep dives • Attend and speak at relevant developer events • Be helpful in the conversations developers are having, not just the ones we create • SURFACE WHAT THE MARKET TELLS US • Observe how developers approach document workflows problems, what breaks, and where expectations are shifting • Share regular insights with product, marketing, and documentation strategy • Act as an early signal system for where developer needs are heading

Benefits

• Pdftools is a place where people genuinely care about doing things well. We believe in precision, empathy, collaboration and continuous improvement - and we live those values every day. • You’ll be supported by deep technical expertise, surrounded by kind people and given the space to build something meaningful. With a strong, trusted product behind you and a team committed to solving real problems together, your work will matter far beyond your scope. • Because our technology touches essential workflows around the world, your impact will reach people and organizations who rely on us when trust and integrity matter most. • If you want to help shape the way the world shares information with trust and integrity - we’d love to meet you. • 🌍 Influence the way over 1,000’s world leading organizations handle PDF workflows every day. • 🚀 Push boundaries and dare to fail—that’s how we learn! • 💻 Enjoy the flexibility a remote work environment with the option to meet in one of our offices occasionally to work together and strengthen the team bond. • 🏝️ 30 vacation days—yep, you read that right—that you can take whenever you need them. • 🧳 Need a long break? We offer sabbatical leave to employees who’ve been with us for over 2 years. • 👶 16 weeks parental leave—100% of your salary—for all new parents • 🥧 Possibility of a Phantom stock option plan - PSOP (Conditions apply). • 📚 A well-being budget of up to 2,000 CHF every year that can be used for training and development (plus days off for courses or training) and for physical and mental well-being purposes. • 🤓 Internal knowledge sharing & external coaching to further develop your professional and social skills. • 👩‍💻 Hack days to challenge you and your team, plus build amazing things. • Please apply using the form below and upload your CV - in English, as it’s the standard working language at Pdftools. A PDF format is preferred.