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Trunk.io

Marketing Lead (Developers)

Trunk.io, San Francisco, California, United States, 94112

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At Trunk, our mission is to help teams create high-quality software quickly. AI has made writing code 10x faster, but shipping is still painfully slow. The bottleneck has shifted downstream - to merge conflicts, flaky tests, inconsistent code quality, and dozens of other frictions that drain productivity and morale. Engineering teams that can stay focused on designing, implementing, and delivering software will build magical, high-quality projects - and theyll be happier doing it. Were building a CI Reliability Platform that empowers teams to land code faster and develop happier.

Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below. Our founders launched Trunk in 2021 after designing, delivering, and scaling software at Uber, Google, YouTube, and Microsoft. We raised a $25M Series A led by Initialized Capital (Garry Tan) and a16z (Peter Levine), with investments from Haystack Ventures, Garage VC, and the founders of GitHub (Tom Preston-Werner), Apollo GraphQL (Geoff Schmidt), Algolia (Nicolas Dessaigne), and (Oleg Rogynsky). Were looking for a marketing aficionado who thrives in the creative chaos of early-stage startups. Youve built pipelines at a tech company before and loved the variety - producing customer success stories one day, coordinating events the next, rolling out ad campaigns the day after. As our sole marketing hire, youll have the freedom to own the entire marketing function. Own the marketing strategy and execution - Design and run campaigns across both bottom-up (developer-led, community) and top-down (enterprise ABM, executive messaging) motions. Drive pipeline from first touch through enterprise adoption. Build enterprise demand generation - Execute campaigns targeting large engineering orgs, create executive-level positioning for Directors/VPs/CTOs, and enable Sales with competitive intel, messaging, and materials that close deals. Create technical content that converts - Write and coordinate blogs, case studies, comparison pages, and documentation that educates developers and drives inbound traffic. Optimize paid and organic acquisition - Own the full funnel from awareness to SQL. Manage community sponsorships, paid campaigns, SEO, content distribution, and events. Launch products and be the cross-functional hub - Own GTM for new releases. xsgimln Work embedded with DevRel, Product, Engineering, and Sales to amplify technical content, shape roadmap with market insights, and build systems that make the whole company better at marketing. 5-7+ years of B2B marketing experience with at least 3 years of marketing to developers or technical audiences ~ Proven demand generation chops - Track record of building and scaling acquisition funnels with measurable impact on pipeline and revenue ~ Exceptional writing for technical audiences - Portfolio of blog posts, landing pages, or technical content that resonates with engineers (please share samples in application) ~ Resourceful executor with startup DNA - You’ve thrived in lean environments where you’ve personally built landing pages, written ad copy, managed event logistics, created sales decks, and jumped in wherever needed to move the needle ~ Cross-functional collaboration - Experience partnering with Product, Sales, and DevRel/Community teams in fast-moving environments

Built marketing at Series A-C stage startups - as an early hire Managed agencies or contractors to extend your leverage Competitive salary and equity ~ Flexibility to be fully or partly remote ~ Up to $200/month stipend for coworking space for remote folks ~ Few meetings, so you can ship fast and focus on building ~ One Medical membership on us! ~ Top-notch medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance ~ FSA, HSA with company contributions, and pre-tax commuter benefits ~The salary and equity range for this role are: $170K - $190K and .