Startup Marketing

Das ist der Job

What Youll Do • Run the operational backbone of the Startup Program.

Darum lohnt es sich

At Render, we7re building the modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack, multi-service applications.

Our mission is to eliminate the tradeoff between the power of hyperscalers and the simplicity of developer-friendly platformsso teams can ship fast, scale reliably, and focus on their product, not infrastructure.Unlike complex hyperscalers or ephemeral edge/serverless solutions, Render offers a developer-first experience with persistent compute, dynamic autoscaling, built-in orchestration, and observability, allowing teams to launch, scale, and manage real-world applications without writing infrastructure code or managing servers.

Whether youre building LLM-powered applications, scalable SaaS products, or async processing pipelines, Render empowers teams to move fast and scale confidently from MVP to millions of users.Our platform is trusted by over 6 million developers worldwide and continues to grow rapidly.

In February 2026, we raised an additional $100M in Series C financing, bringing our total funding to $257M, to accelerate our vision of making cloud infrastructure both powerful and intuitivedesigned for the speed of modern AI development.Were a diverse and talented team that values craft, velocity, and user experience.

Youll work hand-in-hand with our Startup Program lead and our Developer Relations team to reach founders where they actually are.This is a role for someone early in their career but already plugged into the San Francisco startup ecosystem, someone social and high-agency who can make a warm intro in their sleep, fill a room with the right people, and make every founder in it feel like their time was well spent.

Build and maintain relationships across founders, operators, accelerators, and VC platform teams, and become a connective node in the community were building. • Close the loop on impact. You understand the technologies in the consideration set for technical teams and that developers hate being marketed to.

Nice-to-Haves • Existing relationships with founders, operators, accelerators, or VC platform/portfolio teams. • Experience running events, community programs, or founder-facing initiatives. • Familiarity with the modern GTM stack (HubSpot, Airtable, Clay, Apollo, and similar). • Hands-on familiarity with the developer-tools and cloud infrastructure landscape.

Benefits • 4 weeks of paid vacation. • 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child.

FSAs and HSAs are available as well. • Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc. • Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy. • Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders. • Continuous learning benefits & related support.

We know that employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, product, and community to flourish.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

If youre excited to help shape the future of the intelligent cloud and empower developers everywhere, were love to hear from you. About the Role The Render Startup Program The Render Startup Program is how we earn our place as the default cloud for the next generation of builders.

The most important founders don come to us through ads or big conferences, they come through trusted rooms, warm intros, and high-signal moments. This role exists to build and run those moments at scale.As our Startup Marketing Associate, youll be the operational engine and the on-the-ground face of the program.

Youll take ownership of the day-to-day mechanics that keep the program humming, and youll build our SF founder-dinner motion from the ground up, curating the right rooms, running flawless events, and turning relationships into momentum for Render.

If youre looking to grow into marketing, partnerships, and growth at a company moving fast to capture a generational market opening, this is a front-row seat.

Own application triage and review, credit issuance, partner UTM tracking, and CRM hygiene across HubSpot and Airtable, so the program scales cleanly and our lead can stay focused on strategy. • Build and run the SF founder engine.

Source and curate guest lists of high-quality founders, manage venues, invitations, RSVPs, and logistics end-to-end, and own flawless day-of execution so every event feels effortless and worth a founders time. • Drive light event marketing and promotion.

Craft invitations, event landing pages, follow-up sequences, and post-event nurture that resonate with a founder and developer audience. • Partner with Developer Relations to reach founders at scale and ensure the content, conversations, and programming land credibly with a technical crowd. • Grow Renders footprint in the SF ecosystem.

Track attendance, attribution, and conversion from event to program to customer, so we know which rooms produce the best builders and can double down. What Were Looking For • 4-6 years of experience across some mix of sales, partnerships, marketing, program or operations management, recruiting/talent, or developer relations.

This isnt a role for someone fresh out of school, but it is a great step for someone ready to grow into marketing, partnerships, and growth. • Deep roots in the SF startup ecosystem.

Youre genuinely social, a natural connector, and you can make a warm intro in your sleep. • Fluency in the venture landscape and a real understanding of the AI transformation reshaping how startups build. • An instinct for how developers adopt tools.

You dont need to have marketed to developers before, you just need to get the landscape. • High agency and strong organization. You find problems before theyre assigned, youre comfortable owning logistics from invite to follow-up, and youre energized by being in the room. • Based in San Francisco, including for evening events.

If this role excites you but you dont meet every single requirement, were still love to hear from you a your unique experience might be just what we need.

We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return. • Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans. • 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. This position is generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship.

At Render's discretion, the business may sponsor existing visa transfers. Applicants who require sponsorship must receive business authorization. Render is an equal-opportunity employer.

We make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional, and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

Please contact us to request accommodation. We encourage all who are interested to apply. We can't wait to hear from you!Render CCpa Applicant Privacy NoticeRender GDPR Applicant Privacy Notice