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Manager, Developer Relations - Open Source

Databricks· Engineering / Developer Relations
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San Francisco, CA$172.3k - $237kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead and manage open source Developer Advocates, strengthen engagement with Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation communities, and drive technical storytelling and experiences to boost trust and adoption of Databricks open source projects (Open Lakehouse: Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Apache Iceberg, MLflow; Omnigent).

Responsibilities

  • Own developer relations for open source portfolio end-to-end — set strategy, define success, and be accountable for outcomes.
  • Hire, level, and grow a team of Developer Advocates, including career development and performance management.
  • Strengthen Databricks' standing in Apache and Linux Foundation ecosystems; measure impact on projects.
  • Establish repeatable advocacy approaches (content flywheels, contribution guides, event playbooks).
  • Grow external adoption and contributions across open source projects and develop future maintainers.
  • Drive awareness and adoption of Open Lakehouse and Omnigent through speaking at events and conferences; position team on right stages.
  • Guide creation of educational content (videos, notebooks, datasets, tutorials, courseware, blogs).
  • Expand communities via meetups, user groups, online forums, and issue trackers.
  • Represent community needs within R&D and translate contributor friction into roadmap changes.
  • Apply AI-assisted workflows to increase team leverage while maintaining depth.
  • Define and defend meaningful success metrics for open source DevRel and communicate to executives.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of combined experience in developer relations or developer advocacy and hands-on technical role (software engineer, data engineer, solutions architect, or similar).
  • 2+ years managing and growing a developer relations team (hiring, leveling, promoting).
  • Direct hands-on track record: written posts, demos, talks, issues, forum participation.
  • Substantial open source track record: sustained contributions, governance, release processes, community norms.
  • Established relationships within Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation ecosystems.
  • Deep knowledge of Open Lakehouse stack: Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Apache Iceberg, MLflow; familiarity with Omnigent.
  • Subject matter knowledge of solving data engineering/science/analytics problems at scale.
  • Passion for growing people and building teams; active open source leadership in forums, chats, meetups.
  • Proven ability to nurture communities, organize user groups, and facilitate global meetups.
  • Exceptional communication skills across writing, teaching, video, and public speaking.
  • Experience using AI to scale a team's output without lowering technical bar.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to align community initiatives with product objectives.

Skills

Required:Developer relations / developer advocacyOpen source governance and community buildingPublic speaking and content creationStrategy and team leadership

Benefits

  • Benefits details available via regional page link provided in job description.
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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