Developer Marketing Manager

Remote

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the team behind Sakana Fugu 🐡, Sakana Namazu and our API Grow the developer community around our models so that engineers inside companies ask for Sakana before sales calls them. Tokyo (Hybrid) Full-time Japanese (Business) & English At Sakana AI, we are advancing world-class R&D through unique generative AI techniques inspired by nature. Our research on collective intelligence, model orchestration and recursive self-improvement has been published in Nature, ICLR and NeurIPS, and ships directly into our products. Sakana Fugu 🐡 orchestrates frontier models through one OpenAI-compatible API, and Sakana Namazu brings Japanese language and business context to developers at a practical price. Both are available through our API and work with the coding agents and development tools developers already use. Our Marketing Team is newly formed and works alongside the Product and GTM teams. This position is the first dedicated Developer Marketing member. It is an organic-first role: documentation, technical content, community, hackathons and events, and the feedback loop back to product. You will own the developer side of our launches, from new platform capabilities to new developer-facing products, working directly with the API Platform team, researchers and developer support.

Responsibilities Own developer awareness and launch momentum for Sakana Fugu, Sakana Namazu and our API: technical blog posts, sample code, integration guides, and the developer sections of product launches Build and grow the developer community: hackathons and developer events in Japan and globally, presence in developer channels and forums, relationships with third-party platforms and tools where our models are available, and user-generated content Improve the first ten minutes of the developer experience: work with product and support on getting-started documentation, onboarding, and the questions developers ask through our support channels, and feed what you learn back to the product roadmap Run the developer side of launches for our API and for developer-facing products, including early access programs and showcase projects Measure what matters, using

the team’s attribution infrastructure: signups, active developers, usage through developer tools, event participation and content reach Drive seamless collaboration across global developer communities utilizing both Japanese and English

Qualifications 4+ years of experience in developer relations, developer marketing or technical product marketing for an API, SDK or developer platform Ability to call an API, read and modify sample code, and write technical content that engineers trust; hands-on experience with AI coding agents or LLM APIs in real projects Deep technical understanding of LLMs and generative AI with the ability to engage in peer-level discussions with engineers and AI researchers Experience building a developer community from a small base, in person and online, and comfortable presenting on stage in English or Japanese Ability to autonomously drive initiatives in an unestablished, fast-paced startup environment Native or professional fluency in both Japanese and English Preferred: experience with open-source communities or model hubs; a public footprint (talks, posts, repositories) that developers already recognize Notes CV and cover letter must be submitted in English Candidates will be asked to submit an assignment after passing the initial document screening Available for full-time, contract (24+ hours/week), or internship (2+ months, 24+ hours/week) Developer Marketing Manager Sakana AIでは、自然界から発想を埗るナニヌクな生成AI技術により、䞖界に先駆ける研究開発を行っおいたす。集合知、モデルのオヌケストレヌション、再垰的自己改善に関する研究はNature、ICLR、NeurIPSに採択され、そのたたプロダクトに実装されおいたす。Sakana Fugu 🐡はOpenAI互換の䞀぀のAPIから䞖界のフロンティアモデル矀をオヌケストレヌションし、Sakana Namazuは日本語ず日本の業務文脈に銎染んだモデルを実甚的な䟡栌で開発者に提䟛したす。いずれもAPIから利甚でき、開発者が日垞的に䜿うコヌディング゚ヌゞェントや開発ツヌルず組み合わせお䜿えたす。 マヌケティングチヌムは新蚭の組織で、プロダクトチヌムおよびGTMチヌムず䞊走したす。本ポゞションはチヌム最初のデベロッパヌマヌケティング専任メンバヌです。オヌガニックを軞ずした圹割で、ドキュメント、技術コンテンツ、コミュニティ、ハッカ゜ンやむベント、そしおプロダクトぞのフィヌドバックを担いたす。プラットフォヌムの新機胜から開発者向けの新プロダクトたで、ロヌンチの開発者向けの偎面を、API Platformチヌム、リサヌチャヌ、開発者サポヌトず盎接連携しお進めおいただきたす。 圹割ず責任 Sakana Fugu、Sakana Namazu、APIの開発者向け認知ずロヌンチの勢いを担う。技術ブログ、サンプルコヌド、連携ガむド、プロダクトロヌンチの開発者向けセクション 開発者コミュニティを構築、拡倧する。囜内倖のハッカ゜ンや開発者むベント、開発者チャネルやフォヌラムでの掻動、モデルが利甚できるサヌドパヌティのプラットフォヌムやツヌルずの関係構築、ナヌザヌ生成コンテンツ 開発者䜓隓の最初の10分を改善する。Get Startedドキュメント、オンボヌディング、サポヌト窓口に届く開発者の質問に぀いお、プロダクトおよびサポヌトず連携し、孊びをロヌドマップに還元する APIおよび開発者向けプロダクトのロヌンチの開発者向けの偎面を担う。早期アクセスプログラムやショヌケヌスプロゞェクトを含む チヌムのアトリビュヌション基盀を甚いお、登録、アクティブ開発者、開発ツヌル経由の利甚、むベント参加、コンテンツの到達を蚈枬する 日本語ず英語䞡方を甚いるグロヌバルな開発者コミュニティにおけるコラボレヌション 応募資栌およびスキル API、SDK、開発者向けプラットフォヌムにおけるデベロッパヌリレヌションズ、デベロッパヌマヌケティング、たたは技術的プロダクトマヌケティングの実務経隓4幎以䞊 APIを呌び出し、サンプルコヌドを読んで修正し、゚ンゞニアが信頌する技術コンテンツを曞ける胜力。実プロゞェクトでのAIコヌディング゚ヌゞェントたたはLLM APIの利甚経隓 LLMおよび生成AIに関する深い技術的理解ず、゚ンゞニアやAIリサヌチャヌず察等に議論できる胜力 小さな基盀から開発者コミュニティを立ち䞊げた経隓察面およびオンラむン。英語たたは日本語での登壇に抵抗がないこず 確立された型のない環境で自埋的に立ち䞊げを掚進できる胜力 日本語ず英語を高いレベルで䜿いこなせるこず 歓迎: オヌプン゜ヌスコミュニティやモデルハブでの経隓。開発者に認知された発信実瞟登壇、蚘事、リポゞトリ 備考 CVずカバヌレタヌは英文で提出しおください 曞類遞考の通過埌に課題の提出を行っおいただきたす フルタむム契玄だけでなく、業務委蚗週24時間以䞊、むンタヌンシップ2ヶ月間以䞊・週24時間以䞊の圢態も可ずしたす How to Apply 1 Find a role Review the open positions and identify the one that fits your background. 2 Email [email protected] Send a brief introduction and indicate which role you are applying for. 3 Submit the form Complete the Google Form with your CV and cover letter (English). ← Back to all open positions © Sakana AI 株匏䌚瀟

About Sakana AI

Sakana AI develops research-oriented artificial intelligence systems that draw inspiration from natural processes like evolution and collective intelligence. The company designs methods such as evolutionary model merging, multi-agent orchestration, and autonomous research agents to create AI models capable of adaptation and collaboration across tasks. Its work includes systems that automate elements of scientific research and frameworks that combine multiple models to generate new, task-specialized AI learners. Sakana AI engages in partnerships with enterprise and research organizations to apply its technology in domain-specific workflows and innovation projects. The company contributes tools and models to the broader AI community and explores applications that extend beyond conventional AI pipelines.

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Location

Remote

Company

NameSakana AI
IndustryArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Team Size2

Funding

Total raised

$379M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

Lux Capital
Khosla Ventures
New Enterprise Associates
NVIDIA
MMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Founders

DH

David Ha

Co-Founder & CEO

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Llion Jones

Llion Jones

Co-Founder & CTO

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RI

Ren Ito

Co-Founder & COO

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