Developer Community Events & Programs Manager Remote, MA, US - Bentley Systems

OpenTalent; United States; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Developer Community Events & Programs Manager to own the strategy and execution of our developer programs portfolio, including hackathons, Developer Days, technical workshops, API/SDK experiences, and build challenges.

You will collaborate across Marketing, Product, Developer Relations, and Partners to scale programs, establish playbooks, and build partnerships that engage developers and drive platform growth within the Eastern Time US region.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale programs such as hackathons, Developer Days, technical webinars, API and SDK workshops, live demonstrations, build challenges, office hours, and peer-learning experiences.
• Serve as the go-to point within Corporate Marketing for developer-focused initiatives, helping connect the work happening across Bentley and ensuring programs are coordinated, visible, and aligned.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Developer Relations, technical subject matter experts, Events, Partner Marketing, and other stakeholders who share the goal of reaching and engaging more developers.
• Translate Bentley’s broader developer strategy into compelling programs and experiences that help developers understand what they can build, extend, or enable with Bentley technology.
• Identify opportunities for Bentley to participate in or partner with external developer communities, industry groups, universities, technology partners, open-source communities, and other relevant organizations.
• Build and manage relationships with developer community partners, event organizers, technical advocates, influencers, and ecosystem leaders who can help Bentley reach new audiences.
• Partner with internal and external experts to shape program content, including technical sessions, demonstrations, tutorials, challenges, use cases, and developer learning journeys.

Job description

Location: Home-based or hybrid within the Eastern time zone, United States

Position Summary

Developers are building the future of infrastructure, and Bentley wants to make sure they have every reason to build it with us. As our Developer Community Events & Programs Manager, you will own the strategy and execution of Bentley's developer programs portfolio: hackathons, Developer Days, technical workshops, API and SDK experiences, build challenges, and peer-learning events. This is a role for someone who understands developers not as an audience to be marketed to, but as a community to be genuinely invested in.

Working cross-functionally between Corporate Marketing, Developer Relations, Product, and Partner teams, you will serve as the connective tissue that ensures Bentley's developer initiatives are coordinated, visible, and building toward something larger than the sum of their parts. You will establish the playbooks, partnerships, and program models that allow Bentley's developer engagement to scale across products, regions, and communities.

If you are energized by the intersection of technical credibility and creative program design, and you thrive where your work connects directly to platform strategy and business growth, this is a rare opportunity to build something meaningful at a company redefining what engineering software can do for the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale programs such as hackathons, Developer Days, technical webinars, API and SDK workshops, live demonstrations, build challenges, office hours, and peer-learning experiences.
• Serve as the go-to point within Corporate Marketing for developer-focused initiatives, helping connect the work happening across Bentley and ensuring programs are coordinated, visible, and aligned.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Developer Relations, technical subject matter experts, Events, Partner Marketing, and other stakeholders who share the goal of reaching and engaging more developers.
• Translate Bentley’s broader developer strategy into compelling programs and experiences that help developers understand what they can build, extend, or enable with Bentley technology.
• Identify opportunities for Bentley to participate in or partner with external developer communities, industry groups, universities, technology partners, open-source communities, and other relevant organizations.
• Build and manage relationships with developer community partners, event organizers, technical advocates, influencers, and ecosystem leaders who can help Bentley reach new audiences.
• Partner with internal and external experts to shape program content, including technical sessions, demonstrations, tutorials, challenges, use cases, and developer learning journeys.