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Sr. Developer Advocate

Databricks Inc.
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2025

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world’s toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world’s best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business.

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Our ability to execute this mission depends on building trust and recognition with an ever-growing community of data engineers, analysts, scientists, machine learning, and AI practitioners.

More about the team :

As a Databricks Developer Advocate, you’ll serve as a crucial link between our engineering teams and the broad community of data professionals building their careers on Databricks technologies. Your role will leverage your expertise in data engineering and data science to educate, inspire, and support our growing user base.

Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of knowledge-sharing activities. You’ll deliver engaging talks, host insightful panels and meetups, create informative blogs and video content, develop comprehensive courseware, provide expert answers in community forums, and conduct one-on-one sessions with influential data engineers and scientists. These efforts will help disseminate best practices and foster a thriving Databricks community.

Community engagement will be at the heart of your role. You’ll work closely with both the Databricks community and the product team, ensuring that user needs and product development align seamlessly. Reporting directly to the Head of Developer Relations, you’ll collaborate with fellow Developer Advocates and program managers to create a cohesive and impactful developer relations strategy.

The impact you will have :

  • Drive awareness and adoption of Databricks technologies through speaking engagements at industry events and conferences.
  • Create high-quality educational content like videos, sample notebooks, datasets, tutorials, courseware, and blog posts.
  • Expand and nurture the Databricks user community by organizing and growing meetups and user groups, and providing support to data scientists, engineers, and analysts in online communities.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to share community learnings and influence product direction.
  • Create and manage developer-focused programs to foster engagement and loyalty, creating a positive developer experience for data practitioners.
  • Gather and analyze feedback from the community to drive continuous improvement of Databricks products and services.

What we look for :

  • 5 years of hands-on experience in data engineering (preferred), analytics, or data science.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the Databricks product and ecosystem.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL programming languages.
  • Active participation and recognized leadership in Databricks community forums, chats, and meetups.
  • Proven track record in nurturing developer communities, organizing user groups, and facilitating global meetups.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with a talent for articulating complex Databricks concepts through writing, teaching, and public speaking.
  • Deep empathy for developer needs, with the ability to craft engaging experiences across tutorials, notebooks, and community platforms.
  • Adept at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to align community initiatives with product objectives.
  • Demonstrated ability to catalyze growth in both digital and in-person developer communities.
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