Manager, Developer Relations - Open Source
$172,300–$236,950 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead developer relations for the open source portfolio, managing strategy and outcomes for Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow, Apache Iceberg, and Omnigent. Coach a team of Developer Advocates while delivering talks, hosting panels, creating content, and answering questions in community forums. Strengthen Databricks' standing within the Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation ecosystems by collaborating with maintainers and committers. Establish repeatable advocacy approaches including content flywheels and event playbooks to drive external adoption and nurture the next generation of maintainers. Represent community needs inside R&D to prioritize roadmap changes and define meaningful success metrics for the team.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of combined experience in developer relations or developer advocacy and in a hands-on technical role — software engineer, data engineer, solutions architect, or similar
- 2+ years managing and growing a developer relations team, including hiring, leveling, and promoting advocates
- A substantial, verifiable open source track record: sustained contribution, and experience with project governance, release processes, and community norms
- Established relationships within the Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation ecosystems, and a clear understanding of how to engage them well
- Deep knowledge of the Open Lakehouse stack — Apache SparkTM, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Apache IcebergTM, and MLflow
- A working understanding of the agentic open source landscape, including Omnigent
- Subject matter knowledge of solving data engineering, data science, or data analytics problems at scale
- Exceptional communication skills, with a talent for articulating complex concepts through writing, teaching, video, and public speaking
- Experience using AI to scale a team's output without lowering the technical bar
- Adept at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to align community initiatives with product objectives
Desired Qualifications
- A genuine passion for growing people and building strong teams
- Active participation and recognized leadership in open source community forums, chats, and meetups
- Proven track record in nurturing developer communities, organizing user groups, and facilitating global meetups
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