Member of DevRel Staff - Developer Advocate

Tessl is hiring a Member of DevRel Staff - Developer Advocate for a remote role open to applicants in United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Tessl.

Level's read on this job

Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
This is listed as a remote role.
The posting mentions Discord, Slack and Python among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
Tessl has 6 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Represent Tessl in the Bay Area AI community as a developer advocate building with AI coding agents.

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Tessl is a fast-growing Series A startup based in London, founded by Guy Podjarny, who previously founded Snyk. We’ve raised more than $100 million from world-class investors, including Index Ventures, Accel, GV and Boldstart. In 2025, Tessl ranked #2 in Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 and #20 in its AI 100.

We’re building the context layer for AI coding agents and a platform for AI-native software development. As an early member of the team, you’ll help shape how we build and scale a company operating at the forefront of AI and software development.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

We're looking for a Developer Advocate to be Tessl's presence in the Bay Area AI community. Someone already deep in the local scene, building with AI every day, showing up at the meetups and hackathons, and pushing what's possible with agentic coding alongside the people defining it.

This is a builder's role first. You'll be a power user of our product, creating integrations, tools and projects that show what AI native development really looks like, then taking that into the community to hack, demo and present. Your main focus will be the Bay Area, but you'll also travel to give customer and conference sessions across the US.

Because the rest of the team is in London, this role suits someone who thrives with the autonomy to set their direction and the self-motivation to act on it without much steering.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Build with Tessl: Go beyond writing about the product, build with it. Create apps, integrations and creative projects using Tessl that inspire and enable the developer community to do the same.
Own the Bay Area: Be Tessl's visible presence in the local AI scene. Show up at the meetups and hackathons that matter, hack alongside people, demo what you've built and present what's possible with agentic coding.
Content creation: Write articles, tutorials and guides, and produce videos that give developers practical, actionable insight into AI native development with Tessl.
Speak across the US: Travel to give customer and conference sessions around the country while keeping your main focus in the Bay.
Ecosystem exploration: Constantly explore the AI developer tooling landscape, identifying integration opportunities and ways to connect Tessl with the broader ecosystem.
Show up where developers are: Run webinars, appear on podcasts and make yourself at home in other people's communities, from Discord servers and Slack groups to subreddits and newsletters.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Already in the Bay Area scene: You're a regular at the meetups and hackathons that matter, a recognised face in the local AI developer community, and an active voice online where the discussion is happening.
Living on the edge of agentic coding: You live and breathe cutting-edge agentic development. You're using the newest tools the week they land and you have a point of view on them.
A builder's mindset: You'd rather ship something than describe it. A slick integration, a creative app, an experiment no one's tried yet, you get excited about making things.
Scrappy and self-directed: You set your own direction and get on with it. With the majority of the team in London, you're comfortable operating with less day-to-day steering.
Comfortable on the road: You have the experience to travel and present customer and conference sessions across the US.
Strong communicator: You can write and speak clearly and engagingly about technical AI topics.
Development skills: You're comfortable enough with code to build and hack on things yourself. You don't need to be a full-time engineer, but you ship.

NICE TO HAVE

Experience with open-source communities and contributor ecosystems
An existing network in the Bay Area AI developer tooling space
Comfort operating in a fast-moving, early-stage startup environment

We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’re building at Tessl and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!

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How we rate this

Member of DevRel Staff - Developer Advocate at Tessl rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Member of DevRel Staff - Developer Advocate is an open job at Tessl.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in San Francisco Remote and is marked remote.
The job was posted on September 7, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Tessl. Apply on Tessl

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Developer AdvocacyAI Coding AgentsCommunity BuildingDiscordSlackPython

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where developer advocacy was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where ai coding agents was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where community building was part of your work. What did you do?
What's a project where you used Discord hands-on?
Walk me through how you've used Slack in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Developer Advocacy, AI Coding Agents, Community Building, Discord, and Slack. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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