Developer Relations Manager – Lens

About Mirantis

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.

Role Summary

As Developer Relations Manager at Lens, you will be the bridge between our Kubernetes engineering community and the Lens product team. You’ll inspire and grow a passionate developer community, create technical content, represent Lens at conferences and online, and help users get the most out of their experience. Your work will amplify Lens adoption, build trust with practitioners, and drive feedback into product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Community Engagement

  • Foster an inclusive, active community of Lens users through forums, Discord, GitHub, and social platforms

  • Identify, nurture, and collaborate with Lens Champions and power users

  • Organize and participate in meetups, webinars, and community events

• Content Creation

  • Produce blogs, demos, tutorials, and videos showcasing Lens use cases and best practices

  • Develop example Kubernetes projects and templates to help users start fast

  • Create and maintain technical documentation in partnership with product and engineering

• Evangelism & Developer Advocacy

  • Represent Lens at conferences, hackathons, and industry events (e.g., KubeCon, Microsoft Build)

  • Deliver talks, workshops, and live demos

  • Serve as the voice of the user internally, collecting feedback and advocating for improvements

• Collaboration & Feedback Loop

  • Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Customer Success to surface user pain points

  • Help shape roadmap priorities with real-world developer insight

  • Contribute to onboarding experiences and in-product education initiatives

• Proven experience in Developer Relations, Advocacy, or Community Management

• Strong background in Kubernetes, DevOps, or Cloud Native tools

• Public speaking experience and comfort presenting to technical audiences

• Excellent writing skills with a portfolio of blog posts, videos, or tutorials

• Ability to code and build sample projects using Lens and Kubernetes

• Experience growing open-source or technical communities is a strong plus

Nice to Have

• Experience with content performance metrics and developer-focused KPIs

• Familiarity with GitHub, Discord, YouTube, and community platforms

• Prior experience with freemium developer products or PLG motion

Why Join Lens?

Lens is the most popular IDE for Kubernetes, used by hundreds of thousands of developers and platform engineers. You’ll be part of a small, nimble team inside a fast-growing business, helping shape the future of developer experience for Kubernetes. We’re backed by Mirantis and focused on empowering users, building community, and accelerating cloud-native innovation.

Why you’ll love Mirantis

• Work with an established leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.
• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.
• Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.
• Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued.
• Receive a competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan.
• We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!

We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!