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Software Engineering · Full-time
San Francisco, CA, USA · New York, NY, USA · Seattle, WA, USA
KERNEL is infrastructure for AI agents to use the internet. Agents buy things, run back-office operations and test apps on KERNEL cloud browsers designed for performance, reliability and scale, with identity, observability and payments built in. KERNEL works with any agent harness or model and is trusted by Town, Middesk, Framer, Vercel and more than 20,000 teams. Founded in 2025, we are backed by $22M+ from top investors including Accel and Y Combinator.
Our vision is to be the Internet runtime for agents. Agent traffic now outpaces human traffic. The web needs new rails for access, identity, and trust and we’re building them.
About the role
Developers are our core users, so developer experience is our product. Developer Relations at Kernel sits within Product & Growth. You’ll own how developers find, learn and succeed with Kernel, from the first npm install to running agents in production. You’ll ship code, docs and content that make developers successful. You’ll also be the most direct line between the builders on the frontier of agents and the team building Kernel.
What you’ll do
Own the path to a developer’s first success
Treat Kernel's developer documentation as a first-class product surface
Build OSS tools, SDK integrations, cookbooks, and integrations that make Kernel’s developer experience more powerful and easier to use
Create technical content that teaches, including tutorials, blogs, guides, and demos showcasing Kernel's core and emerging capabilities
Close the feedback loop between our developer community and product insights
Partner on launches with product and engineering to ensure releases are well documented and are easy to adopt from day one
Grow the community on GitHub/Slack/Discord/Twitter and in-person events, answering questions and amplifying cool projects
What we’re looking for
Professional work experience in DevRel, developer experience, or as an engineer.
Early-stage or founder experience is a plus.
You’re a hands-on builder with LLMs and agents. You have shipped things with browser automation, agent frameworks or model APIs, and you have a GitHub to show for it.
You have a strong engineering foundation. Your background is in software engineering, applied AI or developer tools. You can debug a developer’s integration, write production-quality samples and build lightweight apps end to end.
You think like a product person. You care about funnels, friction and data. You can turn anecdotes into patterns and patterns into roadmap input.
You have developer empathy. You know what excites developers, what annoys them and how to speak their language. Our inspirations are Stripe, Supabase, Modal and PlanetScale.
You communicate clearly. Your style is clear and engaging in writing, video and live talks, and you can explain complex systems simply.
You have high agency and curiosity. You notice a broken thing and fix it without being asked.
What you can expect as a Kernel
Industry-competitive salary and equity
Premium medical + dental coverage + dependent coverage
Small, high-trust team of senior + staff engineers
Default async with minimal bureaucracy
Daily lunches on us
Unlimited PTO
401k + company match
Relocation assistance
Hiring process
We have a simple process focused on real world collaboration and jointly getting to know each other:
30 minute intro call with one of Kernel’s co-founders
45-minute technical interview (virtual)
Half-day on-site (virtual or in-person) working with our team on relevant challenges.
Offer!
