Head of Developer Relations

Airbyte is the open-source standard for EL(T). We enable data teams to replicate data from applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses, lakes, and other destinations. We believe only an open-source approach can solve the problem of data integration, as it enables us to cover the long tail of integrations while enabling teams to adapt pre-built connectors to their needs.   So far, we've built over 350 connectors and have had 35,000+ companies replicating data with us. We've raised $181M from some of the world's top investors (Benchmark, Accel, Altimeter, Coatue, Y Combinator, etc.) and believe in product-led growth, where we build something awesome and let our product bring the users, rather than an outbound sales engine with cold calls.   Airbyte is remote friendly, with most of the team still based in Silicon Valley. We’re fully transparent as a company. Our company handbook, core values, methodology, strategy and roadmap are open to all.   If you find this role exciting, we encourage you to apply even if you think you don’t meet all requirements.  

Opportunity

We are looking for a passionate and visionary Director of Developer Relations to lead our efforts in engaging and expanding our developer community. This role is crucial for promoting Airbyte’s platform adoption and fostering an engaging environment for our developers. Our goal is to make Airbyte the standard way to move data for all practitioners, with ubiquity measured in daily active users as a company goal. 

This is a unique opportunity to build and grow our DevRel organization. You will be part of the executive team and report directly to the co-founder.

The ideal candidate will have a robust technical background with a great understanding of the data & AI ecosystem, excellent communication & team management skills, and a proven track record in building and managing developer communities.

What You'll Do

• Own, develop and implement strategies to engage and grow the Airbyte developer community.
• Lead and expand the team responsible for developer relations and community engagement.
• Partner closely with product and engineering to funnel product feedback from the community and support our feature launches. 
• Own and develop our meetup program and collaborate closely with partners to bring high value content to our meetup group “Data Bytes”. We will host a monthly practitioner-focused meetup on either data engineering or AI engineering. 
• Engage with developer communities and Partners to collaborate on content, events, code contribution, talks, anything to drive adoption of Airbyte.

What You'll Need

• You have 5+ years in developer advocacy roles
• You have 5+ years of experience in software/data engineering
• You have strong management skills and can lead a high performing team.
• You have a working knowledge of databases, data platforms and developer tools
• You can write code, demos, and tutorials.
• You are scrappy and have a mindset that done is better than perfect. 
• You have crystal clear communication and you can make complex topics simple and elegant.
• You can go above and beyond to ensure the success of your projects.
• You share our values

Location(s)

• Remote (USA)

We provide

• Relocation - should you be applying to a San Francisco based role, Airbyte will assist with U.S. relocation to make this a seamless transition and compensate you well.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off - we need you at your best at all times. Our expected minimum time off of 25 PTO days per year lets you schedule your work around your life.
• Parental leave (for both parents) - we offer 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents so you have time to adjust to the new life (and work) schedule introduced by your new bundle of joy.
• Open book policy - we will pay for books you purchase for your professional and career development. 
• Continuous learning/training policy - we sponso