From 1ffef41019b21ac0b47bccae7eac61bbf961eb91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Courtland Leer Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:29:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] careers update --- ...; The Personal Identity Platform for AI.md | 2 +- .../careers/Developer Relations Engineer.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++ ...tic Intern(s).md => Summer Internships.md} | 0 content/careers/Working at Plastic.md | 26 ++++++++-- 4 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) create mode 100644 content/careers/Developer Relations Engineer.md rename content/careers/{Plastic Intern(s).md => Summer Internships.md} (100%) diff --git a/content/blog/Launching Honcho; The Personal Identity Platform for AI.md b/content/blog/Launching Honcho; The Personal Identity Platform for AI.md index db7ee2b89..b6744b252 100644 --- a/content/blog/Launching Honcho; The Personal Identity Platform for AI.md +++ b/content/blog/Launching Honcho; The Personal Identity Platform for AI.md @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ If you want work [IRL in NYC](https://www.therefineryatdomino.com/) on the most - [[Full-Stack Engineer]] - Design Honcho's user facing applications, iterate rapidly on creative, exceptional user experiences -- [[Plastic Intern(s)]] - Work on real AI products with customers eager to use them, accelerate the team across full stack, machine learning, and platform engineering roles +- [[Summer Internships]] - Work on real AI products with customers eager to use them, accelerate the team across full stack, machine learning, and platform engineering roles Get in touch! diff --git a/content/careers/Developer Relations Engineer.md b/content/careers/Developer Relations Engineer.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..91192d326 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/careers/Developer Relations Engineer.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +title: Developer Relations Engineer +date: 09.30.25 +tags: + - positions + - dev + - announcements +--- +140-160k + equity & benefits +NYC, in-person, full-time +## About the Role + +We're seeking our first developer relations engineer to accelerate Honcho's growth and ecosystem. This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape how developers discover, understand, and build with Honcho--our AI-native memory, identity, and social cognition infrastructure. + +This role demands a rare combination: strong technical chops, compelling communication, authentic community instincts, and overall generalist. You'll build demos that showcase what's possible, create content that clarifies complex ideas, engage directly with developers solving real problems, and represent Plastic at the frontier of artificial intelligence. You'll move fluidly between writing code, producing tutorials, working with users, and running or attending events--always focused on maximizing growth and retention. + +We need someone who can translate between technical depth and accessible explanation, who understands great DevRel, and who thrives in the chaotic early stages of building a developer community from scratch. If you're energized by shipping demos, teaching developers, and shaping how people think about personal identity in AI, this is for you. +## About You + +- NYC-based or open to NYC relocation +- High cultural alignment with Plastic Labs' ethos, vision, & mission +- Ability to rapidly onboard to Plastic & get to work right away +- 2-4 years in DevRel, technical writing, developer advocacy, similar roles, or equivalent +- Strong technical foundation--comfortable reading & writing code across the stack +- Experience with Python, TypeScript, & REST APIs +- Experience building demos, sample applications, & integration projects +- Experience with in LLMs, AI infrastructure, & developer tools +- Ability to keep pace with the AI space, synthesize, & execute +- High literacy--technical & conceptual, written & spoken +- Natural storyteller who can explain complex technical concepts clearly +- Track record of creating technical content (docs, tutorials, videos, talks) +- Experience organizing or speaking at technical events +- Proven ability to build & nurture developer communities +- Experience managing social media & messaging platforms collaboratively +- Experience with content creation tools & platforms +- Comfortable operating with autonomy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments +- Complementary interest in cognitive sciences, distributed systems, &/ personal identity, a plus +## Core Responsibilities + +**Build & Integrate** +Develop compelling demos and integrations that showcase Honcho's unique capabilities across verticals. Maintain comprehensive guides, cookbooks, and reference implementations. Identify and execute on strategic partnership and integration opportunities to expand reach. + +**Create & Communicate** +Produce technical content spanning documentation, tutorials, explainer videos, our blog, and social media. Support product launches with clear announcements and release notes. Host livestreams and create educational materials that lower barriers to adoption. + +**Engage & Enable** +Act as the bridge between community and product--surfacing feedback, identifying patterns, and ensuring user needs drive the roadmap. Operate as top of funnel for developer onboarding and collaborate with the team to provide technical support as needed. Moderate community spaces and foster authentic discussions. + +**Organize & Amplify** +Plan and execute developer focused events in a variety of formats. Build programs to support developer engagement. Regularly and proactively attend external developer and AI events to connect with builders and evangelize Honcho. Measure effectiveness and iterate toward rapid growth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/careers/Plastic Intern(s).md b/content/careers/Summer Internships.md similarity index 100% rename from content/careers/Plastic Intern(s).md rename to content/careers/Summer Internships.md diff --git a/content/careers/Working at Plastic.md b/content/careers/Working at Plastic.md index 69117b762..63997ff36 100644 --- a/content/careers/Working at Plastic.md +++ b/content/careers/Working at Plastic.md @@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ tags: - positions - announcements --- +Plastic is an engineering-driven AI lab building at the intersection of machine learning and cognitive science. -Plastic Labs is a research-driven company solving personal identity for the agentic world. +Our focus is developing systems that map personal identity using AI-native memory & social cognition. These systems enable individually-aligned agents you can trust to act autonomously on your behalf & agents with rich identities all their own. -We're building [Honcho](https://honcho.dev), the social cognition layer for AI-powered applications. Honcho uses theory-of-mind inference to synthesize high-fidelity user representations. These form deep reservoirs of personal context enabling just-in-time personalization--aligning agents more closely with their users. +To accomplish this, we're building [Honcho](https://honcho.dev), the personal identity layer for AI-powered applications & agents. Honcho uses theory-of-mind inference to synthesize high-fidelity peer representations, making bottom-up alignment a reality. Radically decentralizing alignment demands a user-centric organization. We're dedicated to a multi-agent future where everyone has the power to securely augment and extend their digital agency. We believe open source artificial intelligence and subverting the status quo of user data practices are the only ways to get there. @@ -16,8 +17,23 @@ And we believe you deny models intellectual respect at your own risk. Plastic is seeking high-agency autodidacts to add intellectual diversity to the team. If you thrive in techno-optimistic, interdisciplinary cultures, this is the place for you. We're a subversive ethos at the edge of emerging tech, more interested in grit than credentials. We stay high touch, build in the open, and teach each other daily. -Join us. LFG. +Join us. Build at the edge. -## Open Positions +LFG. +# Open Positions -- [[Plastic Intern(s)|Summer Internships]] +- [[Developer Relations Engineer]] +- [[Summer Internships]] +## Full-Time Benefits +- Full premium medical, dental, & vision insurance coverage +- Starter 401(k) plan +- $5,000 annual lifestyle stipend +- $5,000 optional NYC relocation stipend +- In-person Williamsburg office in the [Domino Refinery](https://www.therefineryatdomino.com/) +- In-building Equinox gym membership +- Macbook Pro +- & more... + +> [!custom] [APPLY NOW!](https://plasticlabs.typeform.com/applytoplastic) + +(Back to [[Working at Plastic]]) \ No newline at end of file