Developer Relations Manager

Our everyday digital experiences are in the midst of a realtime revolution. Whether chatting alongside a livestreaming event, receiving realtime financial information, or working with colleagues in an online collaborative environment - consumers simply expect realtime digital experiences as standard. At Ably we’re not just witnessing this revolution, we’re powering it - at scale. At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to putting developers first. Ably provides a suite of products to build, extend, and deliver powerful digital experiences in realtime, delivering billions of messages for millions of devices every day and supporting organizations like Harness, EA, Panasonic and HubSpot. Working at Ably means helping to build the infrastructure and technology that will power and shape the future of the internet. The opportunity in front of us is immense. And we’d like your help. About this role Developers increasingly choose infrastructure through direct evaluation, peer recommendation, and what AI assistants tell them - not search rankings alone. We're looking for a Developer Relations Manager to build Ably's presence, trust, and credibility with developers evaluating Ably AI Transport. You'll sit within the Marketing team, working closely with Developer Experience and Product. This is a foundational role; Ably hasn't had a dedicated DevRel function in some time, and you'll be building it back up from the ground. You'll be the voice of the developer inside Ably and the voice of Ably to developers: understanding what's genuinely driving or blocking adoption, and using that to shape our community presence, technical content, and product conversations. You'll use AI to move faster across research, writing, and experimentation, and you already have a credible voice in developer circles. At Ably, you'll help create the conditions for our engineers and product people to build theirs too. Day to day, you will Be the feedback loop between developers and Ably. You’ll talk to developers evaluating and using Ably AI Transport - through community engagement, conversations, and events - and turn what you hear into clear, specific input for Product and Engineering. Things like "reconnection failures keep coming up in the LangGraph community" or "the Temporal objection keeps recurring across evaluations" are the kind of signal that changes what we prioritise and how we talk about the product. Build a genuine presence in the Temporal and Vercel communities. You’ll show up where the right practitioners already gather: contributing real knowledge, engaging in technical debate, building relationships. You’ll also help create the conditions for Ably's engineers and product people to participate authentically alongside you. Turn insight into technical education.