Developer Relations

About the Ethereum Foundation(EF)The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success. Our role is to allocate resources to critical projects, to be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and to advocate for Ethereum to the outside world.About the Privacy and Scaling Explorations (PSE) TeamPSE is a research and development team within EF focused on advancing privacy and scaling technologies.Our mission: Accelerate cryptography to enhance human collaboration.We achieve this by developing open-source tools, funding innovative research, and educating the ecosystem to make privacy-preserving and scalable technologies accessible to all.About the RoleWe’re looking for a passionate Developer Relations (DevRel) professional to connect developers with our zero-knowledge and cryptographic technologies, build an enthusiastic community around our work, and promote technologies to the ecosystem and society.Your mission: Make cutting-edge cryptographic tools (like Semaphore and Anon Aadhaar) approachable, inspire developers to integrate them into real-world applications, and foster a thriving ecosystem of builders.You’ll act as the bridge between PSE's engineers and external developers, creating accessible resources, hosting events, and supporting the wider community to build privacy-conscious applications. You will also establish partnerships and collaborations through conferences, events, and online forums, shaping the narrative of our technologies' role in the ecosystem. If you’re excited about empowering developers, fostering vibrant communities, promoting open-source innovation, and advancing cryptographic adoption to make a positive impact on society, this role is for you.

Values Alignment

• We are dedicated to advancing cryptographic research and development to enhance and accelerate human collaboration.
• We are building public goods, including open-source software, documentation, and educational resources, and promoting their adoption.
• We emphasize open participation and a cooperative mindset in a fully remote and decentralized working environment.
• We are open-minded and keen on building the next generation of infrastructure.
• We strive to address the fundamental challenges within the ecosystem and the real world.

Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years of DevRel or relevant professional experience.
• Communication: Skills that enable open community participation, foster active discussions, and promote continuous knowledge sharing.
• Translation: Proven ability to simplify and communicate complex technical concepts in developer-friendly terms.
• Community Building: Demonstrated experience fostering developer communities, ideally in blockchain or cryptography ecosystems.
• Technical Skills: Basic programming knowledge (e.g., JavaScript, Solidity) and familiarity with blockchain and cryptographic frameworks.
• Open-Source: A track record of open-source contributions (e.g., on GitHub).
• Mindset: Self-motivated, collaborative, and comfortable in a remote, decentralized working environment.
• Attitude: Patience and dedication when engaging with external developers and supporting communities.

Responsibilities

• Developer Engagement: Act as the main point of contact for developers, shaping their experience with PSE tools, addressing challenges, and driving the adoption of cryptographic technologies through actionable feedback.
• Content Creation: Produce high-quality documentation, tutorials, and learning materials, including developer blogs, GitHub repositories, and video tutorials tailored to various audiences.
• Community Building: Lead initiatives to build and nurture a thriving global community of developers passionate about advancing cryptographic innovation.
• Promotion: Organize and participate in developer events, workshops, and online forums, which may occasionally require travel, to foster the adoption of technologies.
• Onboarding Improvement: Identify and resolve pain points in the developer journey, enhancing the usability of tools and resources in the ecosystem.
• Ecosystem Growth: Track and improve community adoption metrics (e.g., projects built, repository activity, engagement in community channels) with a focus on achieving measurable goals.
• Collaboration: Build relationships with key ecosystem players, groups, and projects to drive collaborative initiatives and promote public goods.
• Event Strategy: Develop and execute an event roadmap, prioritizing opportunities to showcase PSE’s tools and solutions.
• Development Support: Assist in the development of new features and improvements by providing testing support and sharing feedback from external developers.

Nice-to-have

• Experience presenting at conferences or running community workshops.
• Familiarity with zero-knowledge proofs or advanced cryptographic techniques.
• Hands-on experience building smart contracts and ZK circuits, in particular Circom and Halo2.

Why Join Us?At PSE, you’ll help make cryptography mainstream by empowering developers globally with bleeding-edge open-source tools. You’ll have the freedom to experiment, collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers, and drive impactful innovations in decentralized systems, shaping the future of privacy and scalability.

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