Developer Community Manager

HeyGen HeyGen · Multimodal · Los Angeles, CA +2 · Marketing

Developer Community Manager to build and run the Hyperframes and HeyGen for Developers community across hackathons, online communities, and meetups. This role will set up programs, playbooks, and culture for the developer community, acting as a liaison between developers building on HeyGen and the team building HeyGen's APIs and Hyperframes. Responsibilities include building a hackathon playbook, planning and running meetups, managing community channels (Discord, Reddit), building a developer advocacy program, feeding insights back to Product and Engineering, and tracking community health metrics. Requires 3+ years in developer community, DevRel, developer marketing, or technical community management for a developer-facing or API-first product, with a track record of running successful hackathons and meetups, and experience growing online communities. Technical fluency to understand API docs, make API calls, build small demos, and discuss SDKs, webhooks, and rate limits is necessary. Bonus points for existing relationships in the AI/builder/hackathon scene, familiarity with AI video/avatars/generative media, and comfort hosting/speaking at events.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build a hackathon playbook.
  2. Plan and run meetups.
  3. Own our community channels.
  4. Build a Developer advocacy program.
  5. Feed insights back to the team.
  6. Measure what matters.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years in developer community, DevRel, developer marketing, or technical community management
  • track record of running successful Hackathons and meetups
  • Experience growing online communities (Discord, Reddit, GitHub)
  • Technical fluency to read API docs, make an API call, build a small demo, and hold your own in a conversation about SDKs, webhooks, and rate limits
  • Strong operator's instinct
  • Ability to be on-site and travel for events
  • Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and a fast-moving, early-stage environment

Nice to have

  • Existing relationships in the AI / builder / hackathon scene in SF or beyond
  • Familiarity with AI video, avatars, or generative media
  • Comfortable on a mic hosting, MCing, or speaking at events

What the JD emphasized

  • developer-facing or API-first product
  • track record of running successful Hackathons and meetups
  • growing online communities
  • technical fluency
  • AI / builder / hackathon scene