Open Source Community Engineer

deepset; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech company specializing in AI solutions is seeking an Open Source Community Engineer in Berlin. In this role, you will act as an on-site ambassador for a public-sector open-source AI initiative and provide hands-on support with the Haystack framework. Responsibilities include building a developer community, gathering user feedback, and hosting local events. Ideal candidates should have Python experience and fluency in both German and English, alongside strong communication skills. This position offers flexible working hours and various employee benefits.

Leistungen

Remote-first setup with flexible hours

30 days vacation plus extra days for family sick leave

Competitive salary & stock options

Monthly sports & mental health support allowance

Annual learning & development budget

Monthly team socials & in-person meetups

Qualifikationen

• 2 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, or open-source development.
• Familiarity with Haystack or other LLM/IR frameworks.
• Able to lead workshops and explain technical concepts clearly.

Aufgaben

• Provide hands-on expertise with Haystack and Python.
• Engage the local developer and user community.
• Design and execute local awareness initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Strong Python skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in software engineering

Fluency in German and English

Jobbeschreibung

TL;DR

We are looking for an Open Source Community Engineer to act as an on-site ambassador for a major public-sector open-source AI initiative built on this hybrid DevRel / Solutions role youll provide technical expertise nurture a growing community and help shape the evolution of an emerging AI ecosystem. This role is based partly on-site at a partner innovation campus in Southern Germany.

Why deepset

At deepset were on a mission to make custom AI solutions in production accessible to every organization. With Haystack thousands of developers build advanced LLM agents and applications every day.

Our Haystack Enterprise offering adds enterprise support while our AI Platform helps organizations solve next order challenges in testing governance and scaling. Were remote-first flexible and built on a culture of trust innovation and ownership. Youll collaborate with top-tier tech talent tackle meaningful challenges and help transform sophisticated AI into developer journeys and experiences that are personalized and powerful to support increased understanding adoption and success.

What you will do

Technical Expertise & Support

Provide hands‑on expertise with Haystack and Python to advance and extend the open-source framework. Deliver expert‑level support as the primary technical contact for users and stakeholders. Implement patches, updates and small product improvements to ensure stability and continuous enhancement.

Community & Ecosystem Development

Build nurture and engage a local developer and user community around the project and its underlying stack. Create feedback loops by gathering input from users, institutions and partners to help shape the product roadmap. Develop capability‑building materials (workshops, guides, demos) to increase adoption and understanding.

Outreach Visibility & Partnerships

Design and execute local awareness initiatives to increase visibility of the project and its value proposition. Organize and host events such as hackathons, meetups and webinars to foster engagement and learning. Act as a liaison for public authorities, municipal partners and institutional stakeholders to support collaboration.

On‑Site Engagement

Spend at least 2.5 days per week on‑site at a partner innovation campus in Heilbronn working closely with ecosystem stakeholders.

Requirements

2 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering or open‑source development. Strong Python skills; familiarity with Haystack or other LLM / IR frameworks. Experience working with or in public sector environments is a strong plus. Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical audiences. Ability to lead workshops, explain technical concepts clearly and support users effectively. Comfortable working on‑site in Southern Germany (minimum 2.5 days / week). Fluency in German and English.

Nice to have

Experience in DevRel community management or developer advocacy. Background contributing to open‑source projects. Knowledge of vector search, NLP, LLMs or retrieval‑augmented architectures. Familiarity with public‑sector procurement, data governance or institutional collaboration. Experience organizing tech events, meetups or hackathons.

Benefits

• Remote‑first setup with flexible hours & tech of your choice
• 30 days vacation plus extra days for family sick leave
• Competitive salary & stock options for every team member
• Monthly sports & mental health support allowance with Oliva
• Annual learning & development budget
• Monthly team socials & in‑person meetups

About us

Founded in 2018 deepset builds open and enterprise‑grade tools that help teams build AI with purpose. From Haystack our open‑source framework to the deepset AI Platform we give developers and organizations the building blocks to solve complex high impact challenges with AI with full control, transparency and sovereignty. Backed by GV and Balderton were growing the worlds production AI community and customer base solving challenges too critical to get wrong.

Visit us to learn more : deepset Website Haystack Website GitHub Linkedin X deepset (Twitter) X haystack (Twitter)

Key Skills

English,User Interface,Communication,Content Writing,Online,Twitter,Internet,Facebook,Youtube,Instagram,Management skills,Digital speech,Speaking skills,Analytics,Writing Skills

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1