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Mintlify

mintlify.com · B2B · Self-updating documentation for startups, enterprises, and agents.

15open roles
6new in 30 days
2closed in 30 days
0remote-eligible
acceleratinghiring velocity

What they're building

Leadership hires tied to expanding beyond the core docs platform moderate signal

Today: Documentation platform used by 20,000+ companies

Roles: Head of Sales · Head of Engineering · Head of Technical Support

Requirements mention: expanding beyond its core documentation platform into major new product lines · scaled a sales organization · company and product strategy · platform architecture · tiered SLAs

Inference: the company is putting leadership in place across sales, engineering and support. The Sales and Engineering head postings (both opened 2026-10-14) say it is expanding into major new product lines, but they do not name those products.

Enterprise support motion and AI-driven support automation around the docs platform moderate signal

Today: Documentation platform for startups and enterprises

Roles: Head of Technical Support

Requirements mention: tiered SLAs · escalation paths · SSO/SAML · security reviews · custom domains

Inference: the company is adding a formal enterprise support function with tiered SLAs. This rests on one Customer Success posting, opened 2026-10-01, that asks for tiered SLAs and escalation paths.

Customer-facing product features on the docs platform (editor and rendering work) moderate signal

Today: Self-updating documentation platform

Roles: Product Engineer · Senior Product Engineer

Requirements mention: virtualized rendering · collaborative editor · content management system · rendering performance · component architecture

Inference: product engineering is focused on the editing and rendering layer of the docs platform. This rests on two Engineering postings that ask for these skills.

Backend systems, content pipelines and AI retrieval infrastructure strong signal

Today: Documentation platform powering thousands of documentation sites

Roles: Senior Backend Engineer · Backend Engineer · Senior Platform Engineer

Requirements mention: content pipelines · AI retrieval · agent infrastructure · queues · caching · infrastructure as code · operating large-scale production software

Inference: backend and platform hiring is aimed at the content and AI infrastructure beneath the docs platform. This rests on three Engineering postings opened between 2026-08-14 and 2026-09-20.

Customer-facing AI agents on the docs platform strong signal

Today: Knowledge platform with agents, as the site describes it

Roles: Senior Applied AI Engineer · Applied AI Engineer

Requirements mention: agent loops · tool use · retrieval · structured outputs · Creating evals · applied AI expertise

Inference: the company is building agent features for its own customers. This rests on two Engineering postings that ask for agent loops, tool use and evals.

Sales and go-to-market build-out (sales engineering, sales leadership, developer marketing) moderate signal

Today: Documentation platform sold to startups and enterprises

Roles: Head of Sales · Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF) · Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (NYC) · DevRel · Generalist Marketer

Requirements mention: enterprise RFPs · proofs-of-concept · PLG + enterprise hybrid GTM · sales-assisted · GTM motions · scaled a sales organization

Inference: five Sales and Marketing roles are open, and the postings ask for both PLG and sales-assisted motions. The Solutions Engineer roles have been open since March and April 2026; Head of Sales is the newest (2026-10-14).

Where the headcount is going

DepartmentOpen
Engineering8
Sales5
Customer Success1
Design1

15 open roles: Engineering 8, Sales 3, Marketing 2, Customer Success 1, Design 1; 13 are in San Francisco. 5 were opened in the last 30 days against 3 in the prior 30, and none closed.

Who they need

Seniority: Senior 8, VP 2, Director 1, Mid 1, Unknown 3 (the postings do not state seniority for 3 roles).

Skills named most: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, databases, APIs, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, cloud infrastructure, observability, CI/CD

Locations: San Francisco on 13 roles, New York City on 1, and San Francisco | New York City on 1 (the Brand / Web Designer role, listed as In-Person). No role is marked remote.

How to use this

If you're applying: 8 of the 15 open roles are in Engineering. 13 roles are based in San Francisco, and none is marked remote. Check the fit lines against your background before applying.

If you're selling or recruiting: Three leadership roles opened in the last two weeks (Head of Sales and Head of Engineering on 2026-10-14, Head of Technical Support on 2026-10-01). The Sales and Engineering head postings say Mintlify is expanding into new product lines. 3 Sales and 2 Marketing roles are open, including two Senior Solutions Engineer roles.

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Open roles (15)

TitleDepartmentLocationPosted
Account ManagerSalesSan Francisco2026-10-23
Sales Development RepresentativeSalesSan Francisco2026-10-21
Head of SalesSalesSan Francisco2026-10-14
Head of EngineeringEngineeringSan Francisco2026-10-14
Product EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-10-01
Head of Technical SupportCustomer SuccessSan Francisco2026-10-01
Senior Platform EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-09-20
Senior Backend EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-09-10
Senior Applied AI EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-09-10
Senior Product EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-09-10
Senior Brand / Web Designer (SF/NYC In-Person)DesignSan Francisco | New York City2026-08-18
Applied AI EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-08-17
Backend EngineerEngineeringSan Francisco2026-08-14
Forward Deployed Engineer (NYC)SalesNew York City2026-04-29
Forward Deployed Engineer (SF)SalesSan Francisco2026-03-04