Developer Relations Engineer

Applitools is a B2B SaaS company specializing in visual regression testing and autonomous testing solutions. They are seeking a Developer Relations Engineer to lead their external technical voice around AI-powered testing and serve as the technical authority for Test Automation University (TAU). This role involves driving industry thought leadership, creating technical content, and collaborating with a Community Manager to enhance the educational offerings of TAU.

Responsibilities:

• Drive industry thought leadership in AI-driven testing
• Create high-impact technical content and demos
• Represent Applitools at conferences and industry events
• Serve as the technical expert guiding TAU’s curriculum direction
• Lead AI Testing Thought Leadership (Primary Focus)
• Represent Applitools at conferences, webinars, podcasts, and industry events
• Deliver compelling talks on:
• Visual AI
• Autonomous testing
• The evolution of quality engineering
• AI’s role in modern test automation
• Publish high-impact technical content explaining AI-driven testing in practical, developer-first terms
• Build demos and example applications that showcase real-world AI testing workflows
• Contribute to whitepapers, blog posts, and industry commentary
• Serve as Technical Authority for TAU
• Define the technical direction and curriculum priorities for TAU
• Identify gaps in modern testing education, especially around AI and autonomous testing
• Review and elevate course quality to ensure technical depth and relevance
• Collaborate with instructors to refine and strengthen content
• Provide subject matter expertise to the Community Manager leading the TAU reboot
• Create Technical Content & Developer Resources
• Develop blog posts, tutorials, and deep technical guides
• Build reference implementations demonstrating:
• Modern test automation patterns
• Visual testing best practices
• AI-enhanced testing workflows
• Improve onboarding and developer experience resources reduce time-to-value for new users
• Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure SDKs, APIs, and documentation align with developer expectations
• Create integration guides, quickstart templates, and code samples
• Provide technical support and guidance to developers in community channels
• Act as the Voice of Developers Internally
• Gather structured feedback from practitioners and event conversations
• Identify friction in SDKs, workflows, or onboarding experiences and work cross-functionally to resolve them
• Partner with Product and Engineering on:
• Beta programs
• Early access initiatives
• Developer experience improvements
• Technical Depth
• Strong hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks:
• Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO, etc
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, etc.)
• Comfortable building production-quality demo applications
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• AI & Forward-Thinking Perspective
• Strong interest in AI’s impact on software development and testing
• Ability to translate AI-driven concepts into practical engineering guidance
• Curious about autonomous testing and the future of quality engineering
• Communication & Industry Presence
• Proven experience creating technical content (blogs, talks, workshops, courses)
• Active presence in testing or developer communities (GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow)
• Experience speaking at conferences or industry events
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to explain complex ideas clearly for technical audiences
• Collaboration
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Engineering
• Comfortable influencing without direct authority
• Strong judgment around what content and narratives elevate industry credibility
• Experience with video production and editing for technical content

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, SDET, QA automation, or related roles
• Strong hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO, etc
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, etc.)
• Comfortable building production-quality demo applications
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Travel: Up to 25–30% (industry events & conferences)
• Strong interest in AI's impact on software development and testing
• Ability to translate AI-driven concepts into practical engineering guidance
• Curious about autonomous testing and the future of quality engineering
• Proven experience creating technical content (blogs, talks, workshops, courses)
• Active presence in testing or developer communities (GitHub, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow)
• Experience speaking at conferences or industry events
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to explain complex ideas clearly for technical audiences
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Engineering
• Comfortable influencing without direct authority
• Strong judgment around what content and narratives elevate industry credibility
• Experience with video production and editing for technical content