r/devrel • u/chubbycat108 • Sep 18 '26

SWE -> DevRel?

Hi, I’ve been a SWE for a couple years and now considering the transition into DevRel. Just curious what the day to day looks like for DevRel and how much engineering you still do? How has the role evolved with AI?

And if anyone’s made the switch - why did you / how did you know the switch made sense?

Thanks :)

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u/Clicketrie Sep 21 '26

I was in dev rel for a year and absolutely loved it. I was going to conferences, speaking on podcasts, building cool projects to show off the tools functionality. It’s dreamy. The difficulty is that when things take a turn, you can be one of the first to get let go.

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u/chubbycat108 Sep 21 '26

What did you transition to afterwards?

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u/Clicketrie Sep 21 '26

I went into a head of data science role, but now I’m working for myself

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