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About Failproof
Failproof is a runtime policy enforcement layer for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor,
Codex, Copilot, OpenCode). We catch and correct agent failures mid-session instead of after
the fact. Founded by two ex-Azure OpenAI reliability engineers. ~3M agent
sessions/month, active OSS community, paying customers, VC backed. We're at the stage
where every distribution experiment, every event, and every piece of content directly moves the
needle.
DevRel at a developer-tools startup is one of the few roles that genuinely sits across product,
marketing, sales, and community and owns outcomes across all of them. You won't be handed
a narrow lane. You'll run the full loop: find the users, understand what they're building, turn that
into content and community, and watch it convert.
You'll work directly with the founders, see exactly how a pre-seed company
operates, and own a function from day one. No slides. No committees.
What you'll actually do
- Own developer community end-to-end. Slack, Luma, GitHub. Not just moderation. You're the connective tissue between users and the product team. You surface patterns, escalate the right things, and keep the community warm.
- Drive content. Technical posts, hook recipes, READMEs, changelogs, case studies. You're writing for developers, not executives. Clear, direct, no filler.
- Lead our event series. "Hooked on Claude" and "Fresh Context" meetups in Bengaluru and beyond. Speaker outreach, logistics, post-event documentation. You own the format and the follow-through.
- Close the loop on GitHub. Triage issues, write reproductions, convert recurring questions into docs or examples. You're the reason new users don't bounce.
- Run distribution experiments. HN, Reddit (r/ClaudeAI, r/LocalLLaMA), X, LinkedIn. Ship something, measure it, double down or cut it. You decide the cadence.
- Talk to users. Sit in on calls, document failure patterns, feed insights back to product. You're the first person who sees what breaks at scale.
- Think commercially. Help us work through positioning, OSS-to-paid conversion, and what the right wedges are for different verticals (healthcare, legal, fintech).
What we're looking for
- CS undergrad is required. You need to be able to read Python and TypeScript, understand what a hook does, and ship a working script. We can't have someone representing Failproof who treats code as a black box. MBA-only backgrounds without a technical foundation won't work here.
- You've used AI coding agents seriously. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot. At least one, with real opinions about where they break and why.
- You can write. Developer-to-developer tone. No corporate language, no unnecessary hedging. Short sentences.
- You're self-directed. This is a small team and a fast-moving product. You'll pick up work and close it without being chased. Asynchronous judgment matters.
- You have some GTM instinct. You don't need three years of experience. You need to have thought carefully about distribution, community, and conversion, whether from coursework, a side project, or something you built yourself.
- Bonus: OSS contribution, running a Discord or Slack community, organizing a technical event, publishing technical writing, or any prior developer advocacy work.
The ideal profile is a CS undergrad who has just finished or is finishing an MBA and wants their first role to be a real operating job, not a rotational program.
Logistics
- Bengaluru-based, in-person strongly preferred. We run events here and being on the ground matters.
- Full-time. This is a permanent role, not a contract.
- ₹50,000–₹2,00,000/month. Range depends on experience. We'll be direct about where you land and why.
- Equity discussion possible after 3 months, based on output.
- Start date flexible, but sooner is better
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