Developer Advocate

Yugabyte; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote role in the United States

Equity where applicable

Health and retirement plans

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Yugabyte in the United States is seeking a Developer Relations leader to build and grow communities around database and agent-focused data products. You’ll drive online engagement, hands-on events, and practical technical content while sharing community feedback with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities include setting growth goals, organizing workshops, meetups, hackathons, and conference sessions, plus partnering with cloud, AI, and open-source teams on events, demos, and tutorials.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in developer relations, advocacy, or community management.
• Proven success growing online communities and running in-person events.
• Practical SQL and PostgreSQL skills for demos and samples.
• Familiarity with AI agents, LLM frameworks, or vector search.
• Experience contributing to open-source communities; strong presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and independent execution.

Responsibilities

• Set community growth goals and manage discussion spaces, social channels, office hours, and recognition programs.
• Organize workshops, meetups, hackathons, conference sessions, and community-led events, both online and in person.
• Work with cloud, AI, and open-source partners on joint events, integrations, sample applications, and tutorials.
• Create demos, starter projects, livestreams, webinars, and reusable workshop materials.
• Turn community feedback into actionable input for product and engineering; track participation and attendance.

Skills

Developer relations

Community growth

Event planning

SQL

PostgreSQL

Open-source

Communication

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Web & social channels

Demo tooling

Job description

Role overview

Build and grow developer communities around database and agent-focused data products. You’ll lead programs from online engagement to hands-on events and practical technical content, while sharing community feedback with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Set community growth goals and manage discussion spaces, social channels, office hours, and recognition programs.
• Organize workshops, meetups, hackathons, conference sessions, and community-led events, both online and in person.
• Work with cloud, AI, and open-source partners on joint events, integrations, sample applications, and tutorials.
• Create clear demos, starter projects, livestreams, webinars, and reusable workshop materials.
• Turn community feedback into actionable input for product and engineering; track participation, event attendance, and active use.

Requirements

• At least five years in developer relations, advocacy, or community management, including programs built from the ground up.
• Demonstrated success growing an online developer community and running in-person workshops, meetups, or hackathons.
• Practical technical ability to build demos and sample applications, with comfort using SQL and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with AI agents, LLM frameworks, or vector search—or a track record of learning new technical areas quickly.
• Experience contributing to, maintaining, or organizing open-source communities; confident presenting live and on camera.
• Strong communication, independent execution, and a relevant developer community presence; a related degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with distributed databases, Kubernetes, or cloud infrastructure; ambassador programs; or partner events.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role based in the United States.
• Listed cash compensation is $160,000–$215,000, with equity where applicable, health and retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off.