Head of Developer Relations

ClickHouse

. Lead, coach, and grow a globally distributed team of developer advocates .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $196,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading developer relations and community teams, with a focus on building and scaling developer education programs and owned channels. Proven ability to manage budgets, set strategic targets, and enhance developer experience through effective content and event management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Developer Relations LeadershipCommunity Growth MeasurementContent Program DevelopmentEvent ManagementTechnical Education Creation

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Hard Skills

Database UnderstandingTutorial WritingDemo CreationContent DevelopmentCommunity Engagement Measurement

Soft Skills

LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationCoaching

Tools & Technologies

YouTubeNewsletterPodcast

Industry Keywords

Open-Source CommunityDeveloper ExperienceInfrastructure CompanyChampions ProgramAmbassador Program

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and grow a globally distributed team of developer advocates
Set ClickHouse’s long-term developer and community strategy with marketing, product, and engineering leadership
Turn strategy into a multi-year plan with headcount, budget, and investment priorities
Own the developer experience, including time-to-first-query, onboarding completion, friction logs, documentation, and product feedback loops
Own the Developer Relations budget and represent the function to customers, partners, and the open-source community
Set and report targets for community growth, engagement, developer experience, content, and channel reach
Build and scale the champions program for customers, open-source users, and independent voices
Build developer-focused owned channels including YouTube, newsletter, podcast, and advocates’ platforms
Develop a content system converting talks or demos into tutorials, videos, and posts
Run the developer-event portfolio, including meetups, conference talks, and practitioner-led sessions
Shape developer education and technical content including tutorials, workshops, courses, and certification
Work with regional field marketing on in-region developer programs and the startup and partner ecosystem

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading a developer relations or community team at an infrastructure company
Direct management of 4 or more people
Strong leadership of a distributed team
Deep technical skill, including writing demos, shipping tutorials, and understanding how a database works
Experience running developer events and speaking programs
Experience building developer education or content programs, including tutorials, courses, video, or docs
Experience growing owned developer channels such as YouTube, newsletters, or podcasts
Experience building or scaling champions, ambassador, or MVP programs
Experience measuring community growth, engagement, signups, and pipeline
Comfort operating globally and cross-functionally with product, engineering, product marketing, and field teams
Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time
DevRel or community leadership around an open-source project with a real community
Experience growing an open-source community without losing its trust

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employer contributions towards healthcare
Stock options/equity in the company
Flexible time off in the US; generous entitlement in other countries
USD$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees
Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites
Flexible work environment
Remote-friendly work arrangement