Founding Head of Developer Growth

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead the founding Developer Growth function to drive adoption and ecosystem engagement for Hellyeah AI.

  • Own adoption programs and ecosystem campaigns that drive real product usage
  • Must-have: Strong experience in developer products, ecosystem growth, or DevRel
  • Standout: 0-to-1 growth track record in AI-native tools and builder ecosystems

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and run adoption programs that drive real product usage
  • Launch hackathons, build challenges, demo contests, and ecosystem campaigns
  • Build strategic relationships with AI-native builder platforms and developer ecosystems
  • Get Hellyeah embedded into the workflows and communities of tools like Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Cursor, and similar platforms
  • Create community loops that convert interest into downloads, activation, and advocacy
  • Develop ambassador, champion, and power-user programs
  • Build trust with developer communities through credibility, speed, and real usefulness
  • Partner with product and growth teams to turn field insights into product improvements
  • Define the operating playbook for developer growth from 0 to 1

Requirements

  • Strong experience in developer products, ecosystem growth, DevRel, product-led growth, or community-led growth
  • Track record of driving real adoption, not just awareness
  • Experience with early-stage or fast-moving startup environments
  • Deep intuition for how developer tools spread
  • Ability to engage founders, developers, ecosystem operators, and technical partners credibly
  • High-agency operator who can create momentum from scratch
  • Comfortable in ambiguity and biased toward action
  • Strong understanding of builder workflows, internet-native communities, and AI-native product ecosystems
  • Bonus if you can code, ship demos, work in CLI environments, or have experience with APIs / open source / SDK / developer tooling

Nice To Have

  • Bonus if you can code, ship demos, work in CLI environments, or have experience with APIs / open source / SDK / developer tooling
  • You might be a former founding AE, first revenue hire, hybrid growth-and-sales operator, or ex-founder with very strong commercial instincts
  • You know how to sell products that are new, imperfect, and not yet fully understood by the market
  • You are excited by AI and what is possible with it. You do not wait for a fully formed brand, mature playbook, or big team before moving.
  • You know how to get signal from messy environments and turn that into traction.
  • You care about pipeline, customers, and revenue.
  • You are channel-agnostic and outcome-driven

Benefits

  • unlimited budget
  • Super competitive pay and significant equity.