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Qualifications * 10+ years in developer marketing, technical product marketing, or developer relations at a company shipping API or platform products. * Technical background - CS or engineering ...

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Washington, DC · On-site +1

$182K - $250K/yr

... developer relations. FDEs deliver with customer empathy, integrating with client systems, training, and other technical needs to help customers get most value out of their data. This is a hands-on ...

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How much do developer relations jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for developer relations in Washington, DC is $123,973.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $78,100.00 and $169,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a developer relations?

Developer Relations (DevRel) is a field focused on building relationships between a company and its developer community. It involves advocacy, education, and support to help developers succeed with the company's products or tools. DevRel professionals create content, engage with developers, provide feedback to internal teams, and foster community growth. Their goal is to enhance developer experience, drive product adoption, and bridge the gap between developers and the organization.

What does a developer relations do?

A typical day in Developer Relations often involves creating technical content such as blog posts, tutorials, or sample code, while also engaging directly with the developer community through events, forums, and social media. You might attend meetings with product and engineering teams to relay community feedback and discuss product improvements. Additionally, Developer Relations professionals frequently present at conferences, lead webinars, and contribute to open-source projects to foster both awareness and adoption. This role is highly collaborative, requiring coordination between marketing, product, and technical teams to ensure the developer community’s needs are met effectively.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in developer relations?

To thrive as a Developer Relations professional, you need a strong background in software development, technical communication, and community engagement, often backed by experience in programming and a relevant technical degree. Familiarity with developer tools, cloud platforms, open-source technologies, and experience using platforms like GitHub or Stack Overflow are commonly required. Excellent public speaking, empathy, and the ability to build strong relationships help you advocate effectively for both developers and internal teams. These skills are essential for bridging the gap between a company’s engineering teams and the broader developer community, ensuring effective communication and mutual success.

Is developer relations a good job?

Developer relations is a role focused on building relationships between a company and the developer community, often involving technical communication, advocacy, and support. It can be a rewarding career for those with strong communication skills, technical knowledge, and a passion for community engagement, with opportunities to work with tools like APIs, SDKs, and developer platforms. Job satisfaction depends on individual interests and the company's culture, but it is generally considered a valuable and growing field in tech companies.

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Infographic showing various Developer Relations job openings in Washington, DC as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 59% In-person, and 41% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $123,973 per year, or $59.6 per hour.

Developer Marketing Manager

Mclean, VA

ID.me
Software Development • 501 - 1,000 employees

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago


ID.me rating

5.5

Company rating: 5.5 out of 10

Based on 8 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Developer Marketing Manager

Location: Mountain View, CA or McLean, VA (Full-time, in-office)

Role Overview

We're hiring a Developer Marketing Manager to own how developers and technical evaluators discover, learn, and integrate with ID.me's identity platform. You'll be the marketing owner of developers.id.me and docs.id.me - the technical hubs that turn ID.me from a service customers wait on into a platform they configure themselves. You'll partner closely with Product, Engineering, and DevRel to ship the content that turns evaluators into integrators.

ID.me is shifting from a service model (we build your verification workflow) to a platform model (you configure your own). The Developer Portal is the surface area where that shift becomes real for customers, and we need a developer marketer who can carry that story end to end.

ResponsibilitiesDeveloper Portal & Technical Content
  • Own marketing for developers.id.me and the technical documentation experience at docs.id.me - IA, content roadmap, page builds, and ongoing maintenance in partnership with Product and Engineering.
  • Write and ship technical content: quickstarts, integration guides, API reference improvements, sample apps, and code snippets for the modular API suite (Face API, Age Verification, White-Label, Green-Label).
  • Keep documentation, code samples, and version notes in lockstep with product releases - including new self-service capabilities like workflow policies, app-level reporting, and native API configuration.
Developer Enablement & How-To Materials
  • Build hands-on enablement: tutorials, video walkthroughs, sandbox demos, and reference architectures for common identity workflows (OIDC, OAuth, SAML, SCIM, Enterprise SSO).
  • Translate engineering specs and PRDs into clear, developer-friendly content that respects developers' time and intelligence - turning concepts like Applications, Policies, and the workflow engine into plain-language how-tos.
  • Partner with Solutions Engineering and Support to identify the integration questions developers actually hit - then ship content that answers them before a ticket gets filed.
Developer Engagement & Growth
  • Drive qualified developer traffic to developers.id.me through community engagement, partnerships, and developer-facing programs.
  • Build campaigns and programs targeting technical evaluators - product managers, eCommerce leads, engineering managers, and compliance officers - in partnership with Field Marketing and Demand Gen.
  • Track funnel metrics from portal visit sandbox signup first API call policy activation production integration, and report on what's working.
Platform Launch & Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Co-own technical launches with Product Marketing and PM - release notes, migration guides, deprecations, and the developer-facing pieces of every major launch (Developer Portal, Organizations Platform, modular APIs).
  • Carry the platform narrative - modularity, self-service, configurable workflows - through every developer-facing surface.
  • Serve as the marketing voice in DevRel and developer experience conversations; bring developer feedback back into Product and Engineering.
Qualifications
  • 10+ years in developer marketing, technical product marketing, or developer relations at a company shipping API or platform products.
  • Technical background - CS or engineering degree, prior engineering or DevRel experience, or a clear portfolio of technical content you've shipped (docs, tutorials, sample apps, dev portals).
  • Strong technical writing skills. You can read a PRD, talk to an engineer, and ship a quickstart developers actually finish.
  • Hands-on familiarity with at least one modern stack (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar) and comfort working in code samples and Git.
  • Experience owning or significantly contributing to a developer portal, docs site, or technical content program.
  • Comfort with developer-funnel metrics: portal traffic, sandbox activation, time-to-first-API-call, integration completion.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Bonus: previous experience working within a developer ecosystem or developer community.
  • Bonus: working knowledge of IAM and identity protocols (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML, SCIM, Enterprise SSO with Entra/Okta), or prior experience marketing identity, auth, CIAM, or security platforms.
Why This Role

ID.me's identity platform powers verification for 152M+ members, 22 federal agencies, and a growing roster of healthcare, State and Education, and commercial brands. The Developer Portal opens that network up to customers as a self-service product, and the developer marketing function is being built from the ground up to support it. You'll have meaningful ownership, runway to grow the function, and a direct line to the VP of Enterprise Marketing along with Product and Engineering leadership.

ID.me is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. ID.me participates in E-Verify.


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