Lightning Developer Evangelist (Remote)
Company: Lightning Labs
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Lightning Labs is looking for a Lightning Developer Evangelist
who is passionate about bringing bitcoin to the next billion people
with the Lightning Network. This role will be focused on growing
and connecting with the global Lightning developer community. The
ideal candidate would have experience organizing community events,
a track record of building Lightning-related projects, and a drive
to continually improve the developer experience of building with
Lightning. Responsibilities: Developer Community Engagement Embed
yourself in the global Lightning developer community, from
application builders to routing node operators to protocol
developers. Understand their priorities and how Lightning Labs can
help. Attract new developers to the Lightning Network by creating
projects exploring the possibilities of what can be built,
highlighting community projects, and helping to organize
opportunities for new developers to get involved. Organize
developer and community calls to communicate the latest updates
from Lightning Labs, and help the product and engineering teams
incorporate external feedback. Business Development Source new
potential customers, from new Lightning-first developers to bitcoin
technical teams that want to add Lightning support to existing
companies that want to integrate Lightning into their products.
Support existing customers as a point of contact for issues with
their software and by explaining new features and the
business-related impacts of upgrading. Understand developers’
business goals, and connect them with ecosystem participants that
will help them succeed. Location: Global and remote. Proximity to
US time zones would be ideal. Requirements: Passion for bitcoin,
Lightning, and the mission of bringing financial freedom to the
world. Proactive and creative problem solver with a focus on
solving real problems for real people. Excellent communicator both
externally regarding Lightning Labs’s developer tools, and
internally regarding learnings from community discussions.
Enthusiastic about trying new things and energized by creative
challenges. Preferred: Track record of open source contributions or
public application development. Experience presenting
developer-focused content at conferences or meetups.
Keywords: Lightning Labs, San Rafael , Lightning Developer Evangelist (Remote), IT / Software / Systems , Palo Alto, California
