# Manager, Developer Relations - Open Source

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Developer Relations
**Salary:** $172k – $237k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Developer Relations, Open Source, Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Apache Iceberg, MLflow, Omnigent, Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, AI, Linux Foundation, Apache Software Foundation, Public Speaking
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Leads an open source Developer Relations team, setting strategy, growing advocates, strengthening Apache and Linux Foundation relationships, and driving adoption and contribution across the Open Lakehouse and Omnigent ecosystems. Requires 8+ years of combined technical and DevRel experience, proven team management, and a substantial open source track record.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Own developer relations for Databricks’ open source portfolio end-to-end, including strategy, success criteria, and outcomes.
- Hire, level, and grow a team of Developer Advocates, taking ownership of their careers through clear expectations, feedback, and progression.
- Strengthen Databricks’ standing as a trusted, vendor-neutral participant in the Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation ecosystems.
- Establish repeatable advocacy approaches, including content flywheels, contribution guides, and event playbooks.
- Grow external adoption and contribution across open source projects and help develop future maintainers.
- Drive awareness and adoption of the Open Lakehouse and Omnigent through industry talks, conferences, and team appearances.
- Guide the creation of educational content, including videos, sample notebooks, datasets, tutorials, courseware, and blog posts.
- Expand and nurture communities through meetups, user groups, online communities, mailing lists, and issue trackers.
- Represent community needs within R&D and turn contributor friction into prioritized roadmap changes.
- Apply AI-assisted workflows to increase team leverage while maintaining technical depth and originality.
- Define and defend meaningful success metrics for an open source Developer Relations team.
- Deliver talks, host panels and meetups, create blogs and video content, develop courseware, answer community questions, and meet with contributors and maintainers.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams and fellow Developer Relations managers on open source strategy.

## Requirements

- 8+ years of combined experience in developer relations or developer advocacy and a hands-on technical role such as software engineering, data engineering, or solutions architecture.
- 2+ years managing and growing a Developer Relations team, including hiring, leveling, and promotions.
- Hands-on experience writing posts, building demos, giving talks, filing issues, and participating in forums.
- A substantial, verifiable open source track record, including sustained contribution and experience with project governance, release processes, and community norms.
- Established relationships within the Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation ecosystems.
- Deep knowledge of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Apache Iceberg, and MLflow.
- Working understanding of the open source agentic landscape, including Omnigent.
- Subject matter expertise in solving data engineering, data science, or data analytics problems at scale.
- Passion for growing people and building strong teams.
- Active participation and recognized leadership in open source forums, chats, and meetups.
- Experience nurturing developer communities, organizing user groups, and facilitating global meetups.
- Exceptional communication skills across writing, teaching, video, and public speaking.
- Experience using AI to scale team output without lowering the technical bar.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and align community initiatives with product objectives.

## Compensation

- Salary range: $172,300–$236,950.
- Actual compensation is based on job-related skills, experience, certifications, training, and specific work location.
- The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance compensation and benefits.

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