Head of Developer Relations DevRel
Head of Developer Relations DevRel
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Job Description
Qdrant is the leading opensource vector database designed to power the next generation of AI applications. Our mission is to provide developers with a seamless highperformance solution for similarity search and largescale machine learning use cases. Were trusted by startups and enterprises alike and are growing a passionate global community of developers and contributors.
Position Summary
We seek a visionary and handson Head of Developer Relations to lead and grow Qdrants global DevRel strategy. This role sits at the intersection of engineering marketing and community serving as a powerful advocate for developers inside and outside the company. You will own how Qdrant shows up to developersthrough content community events and direct engagement.
This is a strategic and executive role. Youll set the direction and roll up your sleeves to write code create content and build strong ties with developers across the AI/ML and infrastructure ecosystem.
Tasks
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute a longterm DevRel strategy that aligns with Qdrants business and product goals.
- Build and manage a highperforming Developer Relations team over time.
- Work closely with Product Engineering Marketing and Community teams to ensure unified messaging and developer experience.
Developer Engagement & Advocacy
- Represent Qdrant in the developer and AI/ML communityat conferences webinars podcasts hackathons and online platforms.
- Create and distribute highquality technical content (blog posts tutorials videos demos) to drive awareness and adoption.
- Engage with opensource contributors GitHub issues and forums to support and grow the community.
Community Growth
- Foster a vibrant and inclusive developer community through events forums Discord and meetups.
- Develop programs to onboard recognize and empower external contributors ambassadors and champions.
- Build feedback loops from the community into the product roadmap.
Measurement & Optimization
- Define KPIs to measure DevRel impact (e.g. GitHub engagement traffic community growth NPS event attendance).
- Track and analyze engagement data to iterate on outreach strategies.
Requirements
Requirements
MustHaves
- 5 years of experience in Developer Relations Developer Experience or Engineering roles ideally with opensource and/or database products.
- Excellent public speaking and writing skills with a strong technical portfolio (talks blog posts videos etc..
- Deep understanding of vector search machine learning workflows or infrastructure tooling.
- Experience building and scaling developer communities globally.
- Comfortable working in a fastpaced startup and distributed environment.
NicetoHaves
- Background in databases search engines or ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow PyTorch Hugging Face).
- Experience managing a team or function.
- Familiarity with OSS governance licensing and community contribution practices.
Benefits
What We Offer
- Remotefirst flexible working environment.
- Opportunity to shape and lead a highimpact function from the ground up.
- A passionate collaborative and fastgrowing team working on cuttingedge technology.
- Competitive compensation equity and benefits.
Employment Type
Full Time
