Senior Director of Developer Relations – Community

Cloudera

Senior Director of Developer Relations & Community at Cloudera building and scaling a global developer community. Bridging marketing, product, and engineering teams for data and AI platform advocacy.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $211,000 - $235,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the global developer marketing strategy to drive awareness, adoption, and advocacy among developers and AI/OpenSource engineers - ensuring we speak with an authentic voice across channels and programs.
Lead developer acquisition programs, ensuring they deliver measurable developer engagement.
Collaborate with Demand Gen on paid marketing for developers, including advertising campaigns targeting AI/OpenSource developers, sponsorships, and experimental acquisition channels.
Oversee developer events strategy, including conference sponsorships, speaking engagements, workshops, and creative activations showcasing use cases.
Establish and nurture a vibrant developer community through events, forums, hackathons, and online content.
Own and develop key relationships with AI/OpenSource developer communities and influencers (AI research labs,Twitter, Universities, etc.) … Understand where the practitioners are.
Oversee the creation of technical content, tutorials, sample applications, and other resources that empower developers to succeed with our products.
Work closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing teams to align on messaging and ensure a cohesive go-to-market approach.
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure developer needs inform roadmap, messaging and GTM programs.
Measure and analyze the impact of developer marketing initiatives, using data to refine tactics and improve engagement over time.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in developer marketing or a closely related field, ideally in a B2B tech or SaaS environment.
Previous leadership position of Developer Marketing required.
Strong understanding of developer communities, developer tools, and the AI/OpenSource landscape.
Experience as practitioner in the data and AI field; deep knowledge of databases, application development, and AI/OpenSource.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts into compelling narratives.
Leadership experience and a collaborative mindset to drive cross-functional initiatives.
Ability to work with and manage agencies and contractors to deliver results.
This role is not eligible for immigration support

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups

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Hard Skills & Tools

developer marketingAIOpenSourcedata analysisapplication developmentdatabasestechnical content creationtutorial developmentevent managementcampaign management

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipcollaborationcommunity buildingstrategic thinkingrelationship managementcreativityanalytical thinkingadaptabilityproblem-solving