Sr. Manager, Developer Relations - Databricks
$205,700–$282,800 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead developer relations strategy for the Databricks Data + AI Platform, managing a team of Developer Advocates while delivering engaging talks, hosting panels, and creating high-quality educational content including videos, sample notebooks, and courseware. Translate product roadmaps into developer-ready assets and establish repeatable advocacy approaches like content flywheels and demo standards to scale output without lowering technical depth. Represent the practitioner community inside R&D to turn community friction into prioritized roadmap changes and collaborate with engineering teams to align user needs with product development. Grow meetups and user groups to expand the community while applying AI-assisted workflows to increase team leverage. Define and defend meaningful success metrics for the DevRel team and explain them to executives.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of combined experience in developer relations or developer advocacy and in a hands-on technical role
- 2+ years managing and growing a developer relations team, including hiring, leveling, and promoting advocates
- Demonstrated ability to set and execute a developer relations strategy for a product area
- Subject matter knowledge of solving data engineering, data science, and data analytics problems at scale
- Comprehensive understanding of the Databricks Data + AI Platform and ecosystem
- Working knowledge of Databricks capabilities such as Lakeflow, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Databricks Lakehouse, AI/BI Dashboards, Genie, Genie Agents, and Databricks Apps
- Exceptional communication skills, with a talent for articulating complex concepts through writing, teaching, video, and public speaking
- Deep empathy for developer needs, with the ability to craft engaging experiences across tutorials, notebooks, and community platforms
- 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 data and AI community forums, chats, and meetups
- Proven track record in nurturing developer communities, organizing user groups, and facilitating global meetups
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