Developer Advocate

CelerData; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A data analytics company is seeking a Developer Advocate to lead the adoption of their open source project, StarRocks. You will create educational content, represent the project at events, and build strategic partnerships to enhance its ecosystem. The ideal candidate should have strong technical communication skills, experience in developer advocacy, and be ready to travel for various events. Join us and be the voice of our open source community.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries.
• Familiarity with the Big Data ecosystem including tools like Apache Spark.
• Experience with developer tools like CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Craft educational content for the StarRocks community.
• Represent StarRocks at industry events and webinars.
• Expand the StarRocks solution ecosystem through partnerships.

Skills

Technical mindset

Verbal and written communication

Strategic relationship building

SQL expertise

Programming skills (Python/Java)

Education

3+ years in developer advocacy or technical marketing

Tools

Git

Docker

Job description

At CelerData, we empower organizations to unlock the full potential of their data with our next-generation, cloud-native, high-performance analytical database built for modern lakehouse architecture. Challenging the status quo set by products like Snowflake, ClickHouse, and Trino, we’re driving the future of data analytics by delivering unparalleled query performance and a streamlined architecture for enterprises worldwide. Join us to help customers transform their data into actionable insights and achieve exceptional technical success.

Job Overview

We are seeking a talented developer advocate to lead the way in fostering greater adoption and usage of the CelerData’s open source StarRocks project. CelerData’s Developer Advocate will serve as one of the most recognizable faces of the project, acting as the main liaison between StarRocks engineers, the community, and its partners while also providing technical educational content to users, and positioning themselves as the chief evangelist for StarRocks.

Key Responsibilities

As CelerData’s Developer Advocate, you’ll work closely with our engineers, marketing team, open source community, and partners to secure to grow awareness and adoption of the StarRocks project and help set the roadmap for the project to ensure StarRocks continues to address the ever-changing needs of data-driven enterprises. Your responsibilities include:

• Educating Through Content - You’ll apply your technical knowledge and communication skills to craft content for the StarRocks community to help users get started, solve problems, and find new ways to use StarRocks. From in-person workshops to blog posts, you’ll share your knowledge through a variety of mediums to ensure every member of the community has access to your insights.
• Taking the StarRocks Story on the Road - Wherever there’s an audience that can benefit from StarRocks, you’ll be there to tell our story. You’ll travel to industry events, meetups, participate in webinars, and serve as StarRocks’ chief evangelist all over the world.
• Build Bridges to Other Projects - You’ll help expand the StarRocks solution ecosystem by working with other projects and businesses to enhance the usefulness of StarRocks through integrations and feature development. You’ll operate as the driving force within the company, working with our engineering talent to communicate the improvements, features, integrations, and roadmap changes that will enable StarRocks to partner closely with the popular projects and tools that community wants to use.

Qualifications

• A Technical Mindset: Direct experience in our space is a bonus, but the ability to quickly grasp highly-technical concepts and the ability to impart those concepts to others is a must. You’ll regularly be speaking with engineering experts who’ll look to you for accurate information and bleeding-edge insights.
• Exceptional Verbal and Written Communication Skills: A great deal of your work will be in fostering partnerships and creating educational content. You should enjoy the process of content creation and have an appreciation for working hard to understand your audience so you can craft resources and presentations they’ll love.
• Ready to Travel: From local events to international summits, we’ll be looking for you to represent StarRocks (and CelerData) at a variety of events on a regular basis.
• Strategic Relationship Builder - Not only are you comfortable working with external partners and fostering relationships, you have the strategic vision to identify ideal partners to support StarRocks’ roadmap and the evolving needs of the analytics industry, as well as the ability to put together and execute a comprehensive plan for growing StarRocks adoption through technical partnerships.
• An Experienced Advocate - You’ll serve as the loudest voice of our open source community, answering questions and working directly with our partners and contributors to ensure StarRocks is the best it can be.
• Experience: 3+ years in a developer advocate and/or technical marketing role, ideally within the data analytics, database, or cloud infrastructure space.
• Technical Expertise:
• SQL Expertise: Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries
• Lakehouse Architecture Knowledge
• Big Data Ecosystem: Familiarity with tools like Apache Spark, Trino, or Presto.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in at least one language like Python or Java for scripting, automation, and building demos.
• Developer Tools: Git, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines

Bonus Points

• Hands-on experience with systems like StarRocks, ClickHouse, Snowflake, or similar.
• Performance Optimization in analytical databases.
• Open-Source Contributions: Prior involvement in open-source communities
• Data Visualization: Experience with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker)