Developer Advocate
Company websitetypesafe.ai (TypeSafe, opens in new tab)
Base salary $160K to $285K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (6 min ago) · observed since
About this job
About TypeSafe
We’re building prod, not god. TypeSafe is an AI lab pushing frontier model intelligence in a new direction, starting with System One Models. We combine the reasoning of LLMs with the reliability of code, for truly trustworthy AI. Our first model, Jev, launched in September 2026.
While others chase leaderboards, we’re rebuilding the LLM stack from first principles to make models smarter and also dependable enough to run in production. We’re a small, fast team backed by an $870M Series A led by a16z. Made in SF, with love. Come join the frontier.
About the role
Responsibilities
Help define TypeSafe's voice with the developer community and grow our visibility, trust, and adoption
Represent TypeSafe and the future of System One AI through talks, demos, community participation, and partnerships
Own the developer experience across docs, tutorials, and SDK/API references
Engage with the developer community via our Discord, in-person events, conferences, and whatever else the future holds
Build deep understanding of our developer community; synthesize their needs and concerns to be the voice of our developers inside the company
Design and run developer programs (e.g., early access, betas, red-teaming, bug bounties)
Collaborate with product, marketing, engineering, operations, and leadership
Create demos, tutorials, cookbooks, docs, and collateral that help developers understand and learn to use TypeSafe
Plan and execute developer marketing moments: webinars, meetups, hackathons, conference talks, and workshops
We are looking for people who
Have fluent understanding of LLMs, AI market, and developer needs in LLM performance, as well as major developer ecosystems and APIs
Have deep developer empathy; are excellent at listening and synthesizing from feedback, and have experience running usability tests
Care deeply about our mission and are driven to translate it into real-world impact
Are skillful communicators, both in speech and written forms
Have >3 yrs experience as a SWE or developer advocate
Existing reputation and standing among developers a huge plus
Life at TypeSafe
We're a small, flat, close-knit team dedicated to real-world impact preparing the world for Transformative AI. Our team works fully in-person in our San Francisco office near Embarcadero station. We love what we do and care about our work a lot.
We strive for excellence and craftsmanship and won't stop until we get there. When the team wins, we all win, and we enjoy collaborating and inspiring each other to grow as a team and as individuals.
We also value emotional honesty, kindness, and bringing your whole self to work. We build machines; we don't try to be machines.
We want you to be able to do the most impactful work of your career at TypeSafe and help define our future as a company.
We provide
100% covered health insurance
Daily lunch and dinner
Visa sponsorships
401K plans
Source: TypeSafe on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($160,000) is above 34% of the 4,201 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 100 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,400; the middle half runs from $149,100 to $204,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingDeveloper Advocate$160K to $285K
Recruiter$170K to $237K
Founding Marketer$170K to $262K
Generalist$150K to $285K
Community Manager$126K to $171K
Enterprise Product Designer$200K to $271K
Product Manager$204K to $285K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Developer Advocate (this listing) | $160K - $285K |
| Recruiter | $170K - $237K |
| Founding Marketer | $170K - $262K |
| Generalist | $150K - $285K |
| Community Manager | $126K - $171K |
| Enterprise Product Designer | $200K - $271K |
| Product Manager | $204K - $285K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Advertised base range changed
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-17
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco Office
USD 160,000 – 285,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
