Head of Developer Relations (DevRel)

Qdrant; Berlin; Remote; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Qdrant is seeking a visionary Head of Developer Relations to spearhead the global DevRel strategy. This strategic role involves defining tactics for community engagement, creating impactful content, and advocating for developers while shaping an inclusive and vibrant developer community.

Leistungen

Remote-first, flexible working environment.

Opportunity to shape a high-impact function.

Competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in Developer Relations or similar roles.
• Strong public speaking and writing skills with a technical portfolio.
• Deep understanding of vector search and machine learning.

Aufgaben

• Define and execute the DevRel strategy.
• Create high-quality technical content.
• Foster and grow the developer community.

Kenntnisse

Public speaking

Technical writing

Community building

Engagement strategies

Vector search

Machine learning workflows

Jobbeschreibung

Qdrant is the leading open-source vector database designed to power the next generation of AI applications. Our mission is to provide developers with a seamless, high-performance solution for similarity search and large-scale machine learning use cases. We’re trusted by startups and enterprises alike and are growing a passionate global community of developers and contributors.

Position Summary

We seek a visionary and hands-on Head of Developer Relations to lead and grow Qdrant’s global DevRel strategy. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, marketing, and community, serving as a powerful advocate for developers inside and outside the company. You will own how Qdrant shows up to developers—through content, community, events, and direct engagement.

This is a strategic and executive role. You’ll set the direction and roll up your sleeves to write code, create content, and build strong ties with developers across the AI/ML and infrastructure ecosystem.

Tasks

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute a long-term DevRel strategy that aligns with Qdrant’s business and product goals.
• Build and manage a high-performing Developer Relations team over time.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Community teams to ensure unified messaging and developer experience.

Developer Engagement & Advocacy

• Represent Qdrant in the developer and AI/ML community—at conferences, webinars, podcasts, hackathons, and online platforms.
• Create and distribute high-quality technical content (blog posts, tutorials, videos, demos) to drive awareness and adoption.
• Engage with open-source contributors, GitHub issues, and forums to support and grow the community.

Community Growth

• Foster a vibrant and inclusive developer community through events, forums, Discord, and meetups.
• Develop programs to onboard, recognize, and empower external contributors, ambassadors, and champions.
• Build feedback loops from the community into the product roadmap.

Measurement & Optimization

• Define KPIs to measure DevRel impact (e.g. GitHub engagement, traffic, community growth, NPS, event attendance).
• Track and analyze engagement data to iterate on outreach strategies.

Requirements

Requirements

Must-Haves

• 5+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Experience, or Engineering roles, ideally with open-source and/or database products.
• Excellent public speaking and writing skills, with a strong technical portfolio (talks, blog posts, videos, etc.).
• Deep understanding of vector search, machine learning workflows, or infrastructure tooling.
• Experience building and scaling developer communities globally.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup and distributed environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Background in databases, search engines, or ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face).
• Experience managing a team or function.
• Familiarity with OSS governance, licensing, and community contribution practices.

Benefits

What We Offer

• Remote-first, flexible working environment.
• Opportunity to shape and lead a high-impact function from the ground up.
• A passionate, collaborative, and fast-growing team working on cutting-edge technology.
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.