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# DevRel Engineer

- **Company:** KERNEL
- **Location:** New York, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Github, PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Generative AI, Discord
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/devrel-engineer-kernel-company-8119024

## About the Role

* Hands-on familiarity with generative AI, especially agents, MCP, and Kernel
 * Strong technical foundation in software engineering or applied AI. You're comfortable building code samples, demos, and lightweight apps
 * Developer empathy: you know what excites them, what annoys them, and how to speak their language (our inspirations: Modal, Supabase, PlanetScale)
 * Skilled communication abilities with a clear, engaging style across writing, video, and live presentations
 * Curiosity, high-agency, and a genuine passion to build something that delights software engineers

## Description

As a DevRel Engineer at Kernel, you'll be part builder, part solutions engineer, and fully embedded in the developer community. This is a hands-on engineering role: you'll spend ~50% of your time coding tools, demos, and SDKs and the rest helping developers succeed., * Build OSS tools, libraries, and integrations that make Kernel's developer experience more powerful and easier to use

 * Create high-quality tutorials, guides, and demos showcasing Kernel's core and emerging capabilities
 * Iterate on Kernel's developer documentation as a first-class product surface
 * Engage with our community on GitHub/Slack/Discord/Twitter and in-person events, answering questions and amplifying cool projects
 * Contribute to Kernel's technical blog, developing content that educates, inspires, and grows developer adoption


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