CData Software

Director, Developer Relations

CData Software

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chapel Hill • North Carolina • United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Build Developer Trust & Community
  • Establish CData’s technical voice across developer communities focused on AI, MCP, agent architecture, integration platforms, and data connectivity.
  • Build a content strategy and deliver deep technical content including architecture guides, reference implementations, integration tutorials, developer thought leadership.
  • Represent CData at developer conferences, technical events, and online developer communities.
  • Create technical case studies that tell the “how they built it” story alongside product marketing’s business outcome version, the same customer story tailored for two audiences.
  • Build and grow CData’s developer presence across GitHub and relevant developer platforms.
  • Create feedback loops that bring developer insights and pain points directly into roadmap discussions.
  • Drive Developer Engagement & Adoption
  • Define the developer journey from discovery to first successful integration with the platform.
  • Improve developer onboarding and time-to-first value through documentation, sample projects, and tutorials.
  • Partner with Marketing to amplify high-impact technical content and developer programs.
  • Identify and activate high-leverage developer communities, platforms, and technical ecosystems.
  • Define, instrument, and analyze developer engagement metrics that reflect your mission of trust and adoption.
  • Build programs that grow the developer ecosystem and expand CData’s footprint in technical communities.
  • Activate Internal Developer Expertise
  • Enable engineers, architects, and product teams to contribute to developer outreach and technical storytelling.
  • Partner with Technical Evangelists and Product Marketing to align messaging and community initiatives.
  • Surface developer insights internally to influence product decisions and developer experience improvements.
  • Build & Lead the Developer Relations Program
  • Define the strategy, operating model, and metrics for Developer Relations at CData.
  • Hire and develop a team of developer advocates and community leaders as the program scales.
  • Own budgets for developer events, programs, and community initiatives.

Requirements

  • Has written production code professionally as a software engineer, solutions architect, or in a similar hands-on technical role.
  • 7+ years in Developer Relations, technical evangelism, or developer-focused roles, including leadership experience.
  • Deep credibility with developers and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
  • Comfortable leveraging AI coding agents and tooling to accelerate content and development workflows.
  • Experience in AI infrastructure, integration platforms, data systems, or developer tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to build working technical demos and architecture content.
  • Evidence of public technical credibility (talks, writing, OSS contributions).
  • Experience operating in a high-growth organization where you owned both strategy and execution.
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with company-paid insurance premiums
  • Health Saving Account offering with company contribution to help mitigate increasing health costs
  • Flexible Savings Account and Dependent Care FSA
  • Generous 20-day PTO and 11 paid holidays
  • 401k with 100% company match up to 6% of contribution
  • A remote-friendly, high-trust culture that empowers collaboration, celebrates curiosity, and encourages innovation
  • Work closely with your manager to define professional development and learning opportunities that match your career goals
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
production codesoftware engineeringsolutions architecturetechnical evangelismAI infrastructureintegration platformsdata systemsdeveloper toolstechnical demosarchitecture content
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipdeveloper engagementcommunity buildingstrategic thinkingcollaborationcontent strategyfeedback integrationtechnical storytellingdeveloper advocacy