Community Builder (part time)

Community Builder @ Kilo Code (Part-time, 10–15 hrs/week)

About Kilo: We're building the fastest-evolving open-source AI coding agent to make programming accessible to billions. In just a few months: #1 AI coding tool on OpenRouter, over 500K downloads, countless 5-star reviews, multiple Hacker News front-page articles. But we're just getting started.

Kilo Code is more than just another coding tool. We're creating a superset of the best features from existing AI coding agents, combined with our own innovations — all built with community feedback at the core.

The situation: We’re an open-source AI coding tool taking on Cursor, Windsurf, and the rest. Our community is growing fast — vibrant on Discord, budding on Reddit, and ready for more connection. We want every Kilo user, from open-source contributors to free-tier builders, to feel part of something alive. Your job is to make that happen.

We believe great products grow from great communities — ones that are curious, welcoming, and a little bit chaotic in the best way.

You are

• A connector who can make an online space feel alive — you enjoy conversation, curiosity, and sparking engagement

• The kind of person who drops into a quiet Discord channel and suddenly everyone’s talking again

• Fast — Kilo Speed fast. You’d rather test five ideas this week than perfect one for a month

• Comfortable juggling Discord, Reddit, and new experiments (office hours, meetups, maybe even a podcast) without losing focus

• Skilled at turning DevRel content into lightweight community moments: memes, polls, posts, updates, shout-outs

• A steady signal booster who keeps the community friendly, helpful, and always moving

What you’ll bring

• Community instincts: you can sense when a conversation needs energy, guidance, or moderation

• Editorial taste: you know what resonates in developer communities and how to remix it for engagement

• Crisis radar: you notice issues early and handle them calmly

• Collaboration chops: you work fluidly with DevRel and Support, amplifying what’s happening across Kilo without adding process overhead

• Execution bias: you post, test, learn, and adapt quickly

Extra credit for

• Experience building or moderating technical or open-source communities

• Strong opinions on how Discords and subreddits should (and shouldn’t) run

• Comfort coordinating small in-person or virtual events

• An inclusive sense of humor and empathy for different communication styles

• Building lively communities without big marketing budgets

Anti-requirements

• Needing a brand rule book before posting

• Waiting for approval to try something new

• Thinking “community management” means scheduling content two weeks out

• Over-moderating or stripping out personality

• Comfort with slow

Apply with

• Links to communities you’ve helped grow, posts you’ve written, or screenshots that show your approach

• A short note on how you’d make Kilo’s Discord or subreddit feel more active

• Optional: your favorite example of an online community that really works — and why

Location: US or Western Europe time zones
Hours: ~10–15/week, flexible but consistent presence across the week