Lead Developer Relations Engineer

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire grow and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity intelligence and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more go to www.zetaglobal.com.

The Role

We are seeking a hands-on technical Lead Developer Relations Engineer to drive adoption of AI-native software engineering workflows tooling and best practices across the software development lifecycle. This role sits at the intersection of engineering AI enablement developer productivity and technical evangelism helping teams successfully adopt and scale modern AI-assisted development patterns. 

You will own the Developer Relations charter for AI-native engineering shaping how developers leverage coding assistants autonomous agents AI-assisted testing spec-driven development and agentic workflows in real-world engineering environments. This includes technical content demos workflow examples workshops onboarding assets social engagement and enablement programs that accelerate AI adoption across engineering teams and the broader developer ecosystem. 

This role requires a strong builder mindset with the ability to combine deep technical expertise developer empathy technical storytelling and community engagement. You should be equally comfortable writing code building demos experimenting with AI-native tooling creating educational content engaging with developers online and helping teams operationalize modern AI-assisted engineering workflows at scale. 

Responsibilities 

• Drive adoption of AI-native engineering workflows including coding assistants autonomous agents MCP ecosystems AI-assisted testing code review and spec-driven development practices. 

• Create high-impact technical content including blogs tutorials architecture guides demos workshops videos implementation playbooks and workflow education material focused on AI-native software engineering and developer productivity. 

• Build demo repositories reusable workflow examples and practical implementation patterns that help engineering teams adopt AI-native development practices using tools such as Cursor GitHub Copilot Anthropic OpenAI Codex MCP servers and autonomous developer agents. 

• Drive developer engagement and ecosystem awareness through technical storytelling developer education initiatives online engagement social platforms workshops webinars hackathons and community participation. 

• Partner with Engineering Platform AI Enablement and Developer Experience teams to improve adoption of AI-native workflows developer tooling and agentic development practices across the organization. 

• Educate developers on emerging AI-native engineering paradigms including prompt-driven development agent orchestration AI-assisted testing verification-first workflows and autonomous software delivery patterns. 

• Act as an advocate for developer productivity and workflow transformation by identifying friction points and enabling scalable AI-assisted engineering practices. 

• Measure and improve adoption of AI-native engineering practices through developer feedback workflow telemetry productivity metrics content engagement onboarding insights and enablement outcomes. 

Qualifications 

• Proven experience in Developer Relations Developer Experience Platform Engineering AI Enablement Solutions Engineering or related technical roles. 

• Strong software engineering background with proficiency in TypeScript Python and modern software development workflows. 

• Hands-on experience using AI-native engineering tools such as Cursor Claude Code Codex Github Copilot MCP servers or autonomous developer agents in real-world engineering environments. 

• Deep understanding of modern AI-assisted software development practices including agentic workflows prompt-driven development AI-assisted testing automated code review and developer productivity optimization. 

• Strong technical storytelling communication and developer education skills with experience creating blogs demos tutorials workshops videos social content or technical enablement material. 

• Experience engaging developer communities through technical discussions online platforms workshops webinars hackathons or open-source ecosystems. 

• Strong cross-functional collaboration communication and problem-solving skills with a hands-on builder mindset. 

Bonus Skills 

• Experience building developer communities technical audiences newsletters or AI engineering content channels. 

• Experience with AI-assisted SDLC tooling evaluation systems verification frameworks or autonomous software engineering workflows. 

• Familiarity with cloud-native systems Kubernetes CI/CD observability and developer infrastructure platforms. 

• Contributions to open-source developer tooling AI engineering ecosystems or technical education initiatives. 

• Familiarity with developer productivity frameworks such as DORA or SPACE. 

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical dental and vision coverage
• Employee Equity
• Employee Discounts Virtual Wellness Classes and Pet Insurance And more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $170000 - $200000 depending on location and experience. 

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex race color religion age disability status as a veteran or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

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What We Do

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire grow and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity intelligence and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.

Why Work With Us

At Zeta people have the freedom to think creatively take initiative and grow. We value curiosity innovation and teamwork empowering everyone to use AI and technology in smarter ways to drive impact for clients consumers and each other while shaping the future together.

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