The Developer Advocate Manager for Open Source at Databricks will lead a team of advocates focused on promoting open source projects and enhancing community engagement. This role requires a strong presence in open source communities and the ability to foster relationships between engineering teams and practitioners. The ideal candidate will have a passion for data and AI, along with a commitment to open source principles. Responsibilities include managing a developer relations team and driving awareness and adoption of Databricks' open source portfolio.

• 8+ years of combined experience in developer relations or developer advocacy and in a hands-on technical role.
• 2+ years managing and growing a developer relations team.
• A substantial, verifiable open source track record with experience in project governance.
• Established relationships within the Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation ecosystems.
• Deep knowledge of the Open Lakehouse stack and a working understanding of the agentic open source landscape.
• Exceptional communication skills with a talent for articulating complex concepts.

• Own developer relations for the open source portfolio end-to-end.
• Hire, level, and grow a team of Developer Advocates.
• Strengthen Databricks' standing in the Apache and Linux Foundation ecosystems.
• Establish repeatable advocacy approaches that can be adopted by the rest of DevRel.
• Grow external adoption and contribution across open source projects.
• Drive awareness and adoption of the Open Lakehouse and Omnigent through speaking engagements.
• Guide the creation of high-quality educational content.
• Expand and nurture communities by growing meetups and user groups.
• Represent the community inside R&D to address contributor friction.
• Apply AI-assisted workflows to increase team leverage while maintaining technical depth.