TL;DR: We’re seeking a technical, community-first Developer Relations Engineer to become the face of Cloudsmith in the open source world, with impact lasting from today until IPO and beyond.
About Cloudsmith
Cloudsmith is the world’s most powerful artifact management platform. Software organizations of all sizes rely on Cloudsmith to control and secure their software supply chains. Cloudsmith allows customers to manage curated private repositories that proxy public open-source software registries. Developers use these repositories as their trusted source for build artifacts. We support over 30 formats, including most popular languages, package managers, operating systems, and AI and container protocols.
We’re aimed at the enterprise, with built-in comprehensive security and advanced features for policy enforcement, integrations, and observability. Customers consider Cloudsmith to be critical infrastructure as a central part of their software build chain.
Cloudsmith is built by developers, for developers. We treasure the developer experience. The Tao of Cloudsmith expresses the values we live by every day. This is a special company, and now is a great time to join us.
The Role
As a Senior Developer Relations Engineer, you will serve as an internal and external technical champion for Cloudsmith. You will engage deeply with open source communities, support developers through high-quality technical content, and help build partnerships across the broader software supply chain ecosystem. This role requires strong technical proficiency, excellent communication skills, and a passion for empowering developers.
Key Responsibilities
Community Building and Awareness
Build and grow Cloudsmith’s presence across the communities where our audience lives: CNCF and related open source projects, developer forums, Reddit, Linkedin, and other digital and in-person communities.
Respond on social media and other communities to mentions of cloudsmith, and topics of interest to cloudsmith customers.
Represent Cloudsmith at (and help select) conferences, meetups, and community events, both as an attendee and a speaker
Develop and run programs that turn community engagement into awareness: talks, workshops, community Q&As, sponsorships, and grassroots advocacy
Identify and cultivate relationships with open source maintainers, influencers, and technical champions who can extend Cloudsmith’s reach
Champion our partnerships and integrations by strengthening relationships across ecosystem partners and feeding intelligence back to Cloudsmith about where we could work more closely with them.
Track and report on community health and awareness metrics (reach, engagement, share of voice) to show how community work connects to pipeline and brand goals
Technical Content
Produce high quality product videos, demos, how to guides, and walkthroughs to support product launches and ongoing campaigns
Help with Cloudsmith’s response to incidents involving public OSS registries
Write technical blog posts, product documentation, and deep dives on package management and DevSecOps
Speak on webinars and present at live events on open-source artifact management and software supply chain security
Serve as a voice of authority on behalf of Cloudsmith with media outlets and journalists
Open Source Advocacy and SME Support
Highlight relevant open source projects to the wider business and bring forward opportunities that support Cloudsmith strategy
Act as a subject matter expert for open source standards, tooling, and best practices
Provide structured product / product marketing feedback to influence innovation across engineering and product
Build and contribute to open source tools, sample applications, and integrations that support the Cloudsmith ecosystem
Required Experience, Qualities & Skills
Strong experience with DevOps, package management, CI/CD pipelines, and software supply chain tools
A track record of building or growing a developer communities
Experience engaging with open source communities as a contributor or maintainer
Ability to produce clear, compelling technical content in multiple formats
Ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences across engineering, product, and go to market teams
Comfortable being a public face of a company: speaking on stage, on camera, and in community spaces
Experience supporting partnerships, ecosystems,…