Databricks
Manager, Developer Relations - Open Source
$172K–$237K
San Francisco, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years combined in developer relations or developer advocacy and a hands-on technical role; 2+ years managing and growing a developer relations team.
About the job
Leads Databricks’ open source Developer Relations team, strengthening community engagement, project adoption, and technical storytelling across its open source portfolio.
What you'll do
- Set open source DevRel strategy and success metrics; hire, coach, and grow Developer Advocates.
- Build community relationships and adoption through talks, content, events, forums, and collaboration with engineering and product teams.
- Create repeatable advocacy programs and use AI-assisted workflows to scale team output while maintaining technical quality.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of combined experience in developer relations or advocacy and a hands-on technical role.
- 2+ years managing and growing a developer relations team, including hiring, leveling, and promoting advocates.
- Verifiable sustained open source contribution, with experience in project governance, release processes, and community norms.
- Established Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation relationships, and deep knowledge of the Open Lakehouse stack.
Nice to have
- Working understanding of the agentic open source landscape, including Omnigent.
- Experience using AI to scale a team’s output without lowering the technical bar.
Pay
$172,300 — $236,950 USD (salary range)
Tools
Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Apache Iceberg™, MLflow, Omnigent
AI focus
Apply AI-assisted workflows to increase team leverage while maintaining technical depth and originality.
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